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The bigger picture surrounding education reform: Communities
Helping students is more than fixing what happens inside schools; it’s about strengthening outside communities as well. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, Communities In Schools National Board Chair Elaine Wynn, and Telemundo’s Nightly News anchor Jose Diaz-Balart weigh in on the road … Continue reading
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A High School Student’s Reflections on Mentoring: Lessons Shared
By Cori Uddenberg, Volunteer, Communities In Schools of Peninsula Pencil to paper, marker to dry erase board, finger to calculator. The medium changes constantly. Never the same in process but always the same in answer: math. I teach her how … Continue reading
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President Obama Proclaims January as National Mentoring Month – You Can Become a Communities In Schools Mentor
Excerpted from NMM news release | Posted: January 5, 2012 January 3, 2012: President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month, saying, “Every day, mentors help young Americans face the challenges of growing into adulthood. … Continue reading
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Breaking the cycle
Author: Briana Kerensky, Online Communications Specialist, Communities In Schools National Office While we have all experienced the effects of our country’s economic downturn in one way or another, a new Census Bureau report released Tuesday delivered a shock to the … Continue reading
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Communities In Schools recognized as 2011 Top Nonprofit
Author: Cindy Nixon, PR/Marketing Manager, Communities In Schools National Office Philanthropedia. Once I could get around to pronouncing it, I took a minute to think about what being recognized as a “2011 Top Nonprofit” by this organization could mean to … Continue reading
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Family: the Keystone to Success
Today’s post comes from the National Office of Communities In Schools. When a youth is in need of help, Communities In Schools builds a team of compassionate professionals in order to surround him or her with a community of support. … Continue reading
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