More than One in Three Washington Students Miss Weeks of School. Communities In Schools is Helping Change that
As the new school year begins, classrooms across Washington are filling with youth eager to learn and grow. However, for more than one in three students statewide, the path to […]
Two New Studies Shed Light on Back-to-School Challenges for Low-Income Families
Nation’s Leading Dropout Prevention Organization to Host School Supply Drives Across the Country to “Level the Playing Field” Arlington, Va. – According to the latest “backpack index” released by Huntington […]
It Takes a Community to Get Students Through Graduation
By Susan Richards, state director, Communities In Schools of Washington With graduation season behind us, thousands of high school seniors statewide are embarking on the next chapter of their lives […]
CIS President Pens Article for Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Spring 2014 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review includes an article by Communities In Schools President Dan Cardinali in a special supplement, Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact: Rethinking How […]
New CIS Video Spotlights Power of Partnerships
In 2013, Communities In Schools partnered with more than 375 school districts nationwide, including 14 in Washington state. In this four-minute video you will hear firsthand from school superintendents, principals […]
New PSA Gives :30 Peek Into Communities In Schools
Though it is a challenge to convey the depth of Communities In Schools’ services in 30 seconds, this half minute of highlights offers a quick overview of how the dropout […]
Communities In Schools to Participate in First-Ever AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY September 22, 2012
Multi-platform Event Features Local and National Programming, Partners, and Celebrities Focused on Improving High School Graduation Rates in America New York, NY, –Communities In Schools announced today that it will […]
Communities In Schools Teams with Procter & Gamble to Raise Awareness of the Dropout Crisis
While many new high school graduates are enjoying summer break and preparing for their next big step, millions of young people across America are struggling to figure out what’s next […]
The Gift of Connection
This post from Dan Cardinali, president of Communities In Schools, originally appeared in The Huffington Post on June 1, 2012. Bill Milliken’s feet sat comfortably atop his desk as we […]
No Cape, but a “Hero” Nonetheless: Xaila Lewis, Rainier Beach High School
They don’t have capes or secret identities. They can’t leap tall buildings or fly. But their hard work and unrelenting passion to help others gives them the power to save […]