Press Room

Student poverty is among the biggest barriers to education according to an online Communities In Schools/Public Opinion Strategies survey of 700 elementary and secondary teachers across the country.

The Root is partnering with Communities In Schools, to shine a spotlight on amazing CIS grads.

This spring, members of the Communities In Schools family -- staff, board, volunteers, supporters and even Elmo -- shared their best #CISGradAdvice with our graduates.

CIS Announces 2015 National Yearbook to Celebrate Amazing Grads and Successful Students.

CIS Alum Talitha Halley is featured in the Washington Post and on MSNBC as she prepares to graduate from Howard University 10 years after surviving Hurricane Katrina.

The work of Latina site coordinators at CIS is featured in a new article by Raul Reyes of NBCNews.com.

The NonProfit Times ranks CIS No. 15 on a national list of the top 50 best nonprofits to work for.

Communities In Schools announces a new multi-year partnership with Ahold USA. Dan Sullivan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ahold USA will join the CIS board of directors.

Communities In Schools tells Education Week readers that low-performing schools benefit by partnering with evidenced-based organizations.

CIS asks Congress to include wraparound services in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Communities In Schools Names Hudson Group President & CEO Joe DiDomizio to Its Board

CIS releases a statement in response to announcement that the national high school graduation rate has hit a new record high of 81 percent.

The Atlantic talks to Dan Cardinali about a new documentary that aims to reveal the important role of schools in keeping kids off the streets.

Students from low-income households are now a majority of the public school population. Education Week reports on efforts by organizations like CIS to ensure policymakers are addressing the issue.

Communities In Schools has announced the winners of its annual Unsung Heroes Awards, given to honor site coordinators, schools, communities and local affiliates as the best across the country for their exemplary work in helping students succeed in school and achieve in life.

One million students and CIS staff in 26 states and Washington, D.C. will receive Microsoft Office 365 at home, for no cost to them, thanks to a three-year collaboration with Microsoft and technology partner COMPAREX.

CIS Vice President of Legislative Relations Dan Fuller and IDEA Chief Advancement Officer Sam Goessling discuss ways Congress can work together to reauthorize ESEA, in this opinion piece published in The Hill.

Communities In Schools will host its Leadership Town Hall conference in New Orleans from Jan. 21 - Jan. 23, 2015.

New Partnership Combats Dental Disease – A Surprising Cause of Chronic School Absences

Communities In School expressed disappointment with the administration’s plan to repeal and replace “No Child Left Behind”