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Ibanka mạch máuCommunities In Schools has been ranked No. 1 on the national list of the “Best Nonprofits to Work for in 2018.”

Ibanka mạch máuThe Nevada School Safety Task Force will be chaired by Communities In Schools National President and CEO Dale Erquiaga.

Ibanka mạch máuCEO, Dale Erquiaga and Former Secretary of Education and Communities In Schools board member Arne Duncan discuss why the school shooting conversation must go beyond guns.

This week at SXSW EDU, education leaders from across the country will hear about an innovative approach rooted in a sense of collective responsibility toward all children. Out is the model of simply focusing on schools; in is a more holistic approach like ours that puts students at the center of a range of efforts that extend well beyond the classroom.

Ibanka mạch máuIf it weren’t for Amanda Gallardo, Steffan Barahona’s road to becoming the first in his family to attend college in the United States might have been much bumpier. As it was, during his senior year of high school in Arlington, Virginia, Barahona felt completely overwhelmed by the application process. Gallardo — a Communities in Schools site coordinator and a first-generation college student herself — had faced similar challenges. She’d been there. “I didn’t have anybody guide me through that process of getting through high school and going to college,” she says. “I wanted to be that for somebody.” Gallardo took on a role that every young person needs in their lives: a caring mentor. She offered both practical and moral support, and as his senior year progressed, Barahona started coming into Gallardo’s office for more than academic advice. They would talk when his home life was stressful, his classwork was too much, or he had challenges with friends at school.

In any given school week, Kara Thompson sees as many as 38 students who need her help. Sometimes the need is as simple as a word of encouragement and other times as complicated as finding them a place to stay. As often as she can, she does whatever it takes to fulfill those needs. However and whenever she can.

Ibanka mạch máuDespite the rhetoric coming out of Washington, D.C. about the American Dream, the proposed budget released by President Trump’s administration would have a harmful effect on the nation’s most disadvantaged students.

Ibanka mạch máuThe flow of students from Puerto Rico has slowed in recent weeks, but mainland schools continue to take in new evacuees five months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

In light of President Trump's recent budget proposal that seeks to cut nearly $6 billion in before and after school programs, Communities In Schools calls on congress to restore funding programs that benefit America's at-risk students.

With programs like Project Success, which focuses on helping college students prepare for life after high school, CIS of South Central Texas is improving graduation rates in Comal County.

Ibanka mạch máuNorth Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District faces many of the same challenges as another urban districts. More than half if its students are considered economically disadvantaged, many of its neighborhoods have experienced a dramatic rise in concentrated poverty, and the region has seen a large influx of immigrant children.

Support coordinators familarize themselves with the unique needs of each student and their families and reach out to ensure they have access to the necessary services through their schools.

Ibanka mạch máuCIS of Houston's David Head spoke with Alexandra Pannoni of U.S. News and World Report about the ways teachers and parents can mitigate the effects of trauma on kids.

Ibanka mạch máuAbsenteeism isn’t just a Tennessee problem. It’s a national crisis affecting one in seven students. Tennessee must demonstrate its leadership on this issue. By helping children and their families deal with the out-of-school obstacles that keep students away, teachers are free to make the most of every minute in the classroom.

Ibanka mạch máuIn recent years, the education field has come to recognize the role of schools in supporting student health, safety, and well‐being by developing integrated student support initiatives.  These offer specific services and supports to students and their families to build a foundation for academic success. These initiatives, referred to as community schools and wraparound supports as well as integrated student supports models, help schools connect struggling children with secure housing, medical care, food assistance, tutoring, and other critical supports. While they are understood to be vital components of community efforts on behalf of children and families, they also further our nation’s collective efforts to close education opportunity gaps, raise graduation rates, and better compete on the international stage.  

In conjunction with Aurora Public schools, CIS is working to help young Latina students who are struggling to juggle schoolwork, child care and household and work responsibilities.

Our own VP, Business Development, Gary Chapman addresses the importance and the benefits of having CIS in schools.

Ibanka mạch máuWhether cities have new administrations coming in, or incumbents remaining at their post for another term, now is the time to take a closer look at the role mayors play in education reform, and in jump-starting a stalled movement.

Ibanka mạch máuThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation are teaming up with Communities In Schools, the Coalition for Community Schools and StriveTogether for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student populations.

Ibanka mạch máuThe Coalition for Community Schools, Communities In Schools and StriveTogether launch the Students at the Center Challenge, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation. The initiative will award funding to communities that demonstrate the potential to move toward a student-centered learning system.