Category Archives: Media
Nearly 4 million kids will begin ninth grade for the first time this year but a fourth of them won’t graduate
Dropping out is a life-changing decision. Each year, nearly 1 million teenagers stop going to school, a decision that can hound them for decades. The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma is nearly twice that of the … Continue reading
Campaign For CIS To Expand Into Spring Branch Middle School Moves Forward
We received our first corporate gift today, a $10,000 commitment by Kirby Corporation. This means that we now have $30,000 of the $135,000 goal. The bulk of the funds will, no doubt, need to come from individuals, but this is … Continue reading
Sometimes the best investment you can make is to give someone a good education
In a Diane Rehm show entitled America’s Widening Wealth Gap, it was presented that the income gap between white households and minorities is increasing significantly. The median wealth of whites is now 20 times that of black households and 18 … Continue reading
Looking For Key Turning Points
In any organization, there are times when key turning points arise, times when an action in one direction can have a major impact on the future of the organization. If these turning points are recognized and properly acted upon, it … Continue reading
CIS Testing Expansion Into Spring Branch Middle School
Communities In Schools is currently in more than 30 locations in SBISD. That includes all the Title 1 schools in the District as well as Panda Path and Boys & Girls Club on Pitner. Most of these locations are on … Continue reading
Live in Spring Branch ISD? Come to CIS’s summer info sessions
Communities In Schools of Houston is hosting two information sessions this summer at the Spring Branch ISD offices (955 Campbell Road) — July 12th and August 9th at 9:15am. At these sessions we will be presenting how the CIS program … Continue reading
With help from CIS – UT mobile unit brings dentistry to youngsters in need
By RUSTY GRAHAM The Examiner For some it’s preventative; for others, more work will be required. But when a child climbs aboard the University of Texas School of Dentistry Mobile Van, for most it will be their first visit to … Continue reading
How CIS keeps kids in school – a quick reference card for your purse or briefcase
Communities In Schools Houston is the nation’s leading drop-out prevention program – and often people ask – “well, then what do you do to keep students in school”. It is not a quick answer — CIS does 100′s of things … Continue reading
Wondering how you make a difference to the drop-out epidemic?
It’s been in the news – it is hard to miss. There is an epidemic in this nation, and specifically in Texas - dropping out of school. Students who are unable to graduate cost us all – in hard dollars … Continue reading
