Ja-Mez is about to graduate with his class at Stone Mountain High School – an event that seemed impossible just two years earlier. A childhood tragedy that left him angry and disaffected threatened to derail his life until he came under the wing of Darrell Smith, a caring, empathetic CIS site coordinator working in the school.
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Communities In Schools® (CIS®) announced today that Ballmer Group is committing up to $165 million to help the organization scale its integrated student support model to 1,000 new schools. This new initiative will establish a fund designed to accelerate the adoption of its in-school student support services model to under resourced schools across the country.
Read moreMacKenzie Scott’s supremely generous gift to Communities in Schools was remarkable in many ways. I serve as board chair of the education nonprofit, and her donation spoke to me as both a woman and a philanthropist who for decades has worked to ensure that every student, regardless of race, ZIP Code, or history of marginalization, has what they need to succeed in school and beyond.
Read moreWe ensure that students have everything they need to succeed: food, access to technology and school supplies, emotional support, and more. By bringing communities of support to our students, we’re achieving equitable learning conditions in schools and beyond.
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