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.
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.
Communities In Schools is excited to announce our two newest Bill & Jean Milliken Alumni fellows Brianna Gaetz and Kenton Kelley
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In the past year, an estimated three million students in the U.S. have gone “missing” during the COVID-19 pandemic — not from home, but from …
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 …
Communities In Schools is excited to announce our two newest Bill & Jean Milliken Alumni fellows Brianna Gaetz and Kenton Kelley
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 …
Across the country, many communities are experiencing stress as the COVID-19 pandemic and winter snowstorms keep schools virtual, hybrid, or socially distanced. This February, Communities …
Many African American children face barriers when aspiring to receive an education that will improve their opportunities and life outcomes. One of the main challenges …
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