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The 2021 Milliken Dialogues & Policy Summit virtual event will examine the systemic and racial inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on students. We will discuss what can be done at the federal, state, and school district levels to ensure that children impacted by the pandemic are effectively reengaged in learning and on a path to recovery.
Our goal is simple. Put students at the center. Surround them with a caring community of support. And create access to critical resources, like food, housing, healthcare, counseling and remote technologies so they can take charge of the future they want for themselves, their communities, and each other.
1.7
Million students were reached with CIS supports and resources
88%
*of students met or made progress toward at least one of their social and emotional learning (SEL) goals
83%
*of students who received our most intensive supports were students of color
96%
*of seniors who received our most intensive supports graduated or received their GED
7,500
graduates planned to attend some form of postsecondary education
* outcomes for case-managed students
Check out recent coauthored op-ed written by Rey Saldaña and Shaquille O’Neal on how low-income students are experiencing learning loss and chronic absenteeism at higher rates – but how proper funding and proven whole-child supports models can set students up for success.
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Communities In Schools is excited to announce our two newest Bill & Jean Milliken Alumni fellows Brianna Gaetz and Kenton Kelley
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The US public education system is not built to meet the needs of all students. Unfortunately, this is not a new, or even particularly controversial, conclusion. For some time now, the evidence has been clear enough and visible enough for any reasonable person to see the reality; K-12 public education has systemic flaws with tragic consequences for the lives of Black, Brown, Indigenous students, and for students living in poverty. In fact, more than 40 years ago, it’s why Communities In Schools was founded.
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During an era of social isolation and online classes, students are struggling more than ever to stay engaged with their learning.
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Right now more than 250,000 students in Texas are missing from school. In Florida, the number is close to 90,000. The total across the country is estimated at three million. These students have not attended school since the beginning of the pandemic, not participating in any remote learning. This is a moment of choice for K-12 public education in America — to do more than reopen the old system. We have the opportunity to make new and better choices to build a more equitable system of public education that works for all students.
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This report emphasizes the need to ensure successful reengagement of all students and build a more equitable system of learning that will exist well beyond …
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This new refreshed plan carries forward key elements of the original strategic plan and introduces six new strategies and related initiatives that ensure we can …
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The CIS model of integrated student supports can help schools address the local factors contributing to disengagement and inequitable learning.
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The Mitigating the Impact of Childhood Trauma report highlights the need for integrated student supports that promotes students’ academic success by developing or securing and …
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Learn more about the work Communities In Schools is doing to empower and equip every student to take on and tear down the barriers that stand between them and an equitable path to education.
