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Communities In Schools to Receive Major Grant From the Corporation for National and Community Service
Investment Will be Used to Improve the Lives of Young People Nationwide ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Communities In Schools, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, is proud to announce that it is one of only three national organizations to receive a competitive grant…
Author: Communities In Schools (Release)
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Communities In Schools Of North Carolina Partners With Kramden Institute, Inc.
RALEIGH, N.C. – Linda Harrill, president of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) ( www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced that the organization has partnered with Kramden Institute, Inc., a nonprofit that provides hard-working but less fortunate students with…
Author: Communities in Schools of North Carolina
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Communities In Schools Founder Bill Milliken to Be Honored With a 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Communities In Schools, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, is proud to announce that its founder, Bill Milliken, will be a recipient of the 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American Institute for Public Service. Milliken…
Author: Communities In Schools
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Communities for Just Schools Fund Newsletter: October 2015
The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…
Author: Communities for Just Schools Fund
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Communities for Just Schools Fund Newsletter: July 2015
The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…
Author: Communities for Just Schools Fund
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Communities In Schools Receives Major Grant From the Walmart Foundation to Expand Performance Learning Centers
Communities In Schools is an Atlantic grantee. ARLINGTON, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Communities In Schools, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, has received a major grant from the Walmart Foundation to improve educational opportunities for young people through its network of Performance Learning Centers…
Author: Walmart Foundation (Release)
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Report: Communities in Schools enhances education
Original Source by Robert Stinson | City Writer Communities in Schools reduces dropouts and increases graduations, a recent report released by the Texas Education Agency said. The report showed Communities in Schools has increased math achievements, parental involvement and keeping costs per student low in the…
Author: Temple Daily Telegram
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Season Of Caring: Communities in Schools
Communities In Schools is the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization by Tracey McCain High Point, NC – A growing number of students make it to high school without ever learning how to read. Educators say students typically drop out to hide their illiteracy. A Triad…
Author: digtriad.com
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Where I Am Going: Video Campaign to Raise Awareness and Change the Conversation about Stop-And-Frisk
Communities United For Police Reform, an Atlantic grantee, recently launched Where I Am Going, a video series that peeks into the lives of people who’ve experienced NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk policy. These short documentaries gives us a glance into the lives of ordinary New Yorkers — a…
Author: Communities United for Police Reform
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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities
Members of El Centro del Inmigrante help residents in Staten Island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. By Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to Founder and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies With our U.S. offices located in New York City, Hurricane Sandy hit close to home. It impacted…
Author: Philanthropy New York
