Mentoring is the Key to keeping kids in school | Opinion

Decades of research affirm that mentoring is an antidote to dropout. Mentored students boost GPAs by 2-20%, cut course ...
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What does Communities in Schools do for Corpus Christi ISD? See the numbers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities in Schools of the Coastal Bend aims to remove obstacles to education, delivering mental health support, family ...
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11 Days of Giving: Communities in Schools

Dallas-based Communities in Schools helps ensure all students can show up at school as their best selves. Dak Prescott says he won't sit out final 2 games, pledges to find new ways to help Cowboys ...
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Communities in Schools collecting needed supplies

SALISBURY — Communities in Schools of Rowan County is hosting a back-to-school supply drive and seeking local contributions. “Communities in Schools works to solve problems impeding student ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Communities in Schools supports students and families in the Yakima Valley

Betty Zuniga, the Communities in Schools advocate at Garfield Elementary School in Toppenish, loves serving students and engaging with families. She used to be a teacher in the Toppenish School ...
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Mackenzie Scott donates $133.5 million to Communities in Schools

An educational nonprofit just received its largest unsolicited donation in its history, thanks to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. Communities in School (CIS) announced the news Thursday, saying Scott ...
EdSource

Transforming schools: The power of community-centered design for equity

January 29, 2026 - In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music. When addressing equity in public ...
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Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin supports students across five districts

Communities In Schools of Benton-Franklin (CISBF) serves 28 schools across the Richland, Pasco, Kennewick, Finley, and Prosser school districts, providing direct, on-campus support for students and ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

‘There’s a community in the school’: How community coordinators are shaping Emmett schools

Editor's Note: The United Way of Treasure Valley announced on their website that the U.S. Department of Education had notified recipients that the five-year Idaho Community School Grant will be ...

Food City donates $25K to Communities In Schools of Appalachian Highlands

Food City presented a $25,000 check to Communities In Schools of Appalachian Highlands on Wednesday. Communities In Schools ...
Chicago Tribune

Daniel Anello: Put the community in CPS’ Sustainable Community Schools

The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing for a major expansion of the Sustainable Community Schools (SCS) model, proposing to increase the number from 20 to 200 over the next four years. This shift could ...