Building Social and Emotional Skills
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is especially important for youth. It’s the process through which they understand and manage...
Getting Into College: 34 Students Admitted
During the 2017-2018 enrollment year, CIS of Atlanta site coordinator, Quintin Avery helped 34 Forest Park High School students receive...
How to Change Underrepresentation of Minorities in STEM
Science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) have been hot topics of education for quite some time and they’re not going away any...
Preparing Kids for Successful Careers
Why does Atlanta rank worst in income inequality in the United States? According to the latest Bloomberg Analysis, Atlanta “takes the...
CIS of Atlanta Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
(updated November 01, 2018) Whitney Gerkin of Cox Automotive, Nick Gracek of QuikTrip Corporation, Tharon Johnson of Paramount Consulting...
Meet the Dancing Dog Walker: How Entrepreneurship at an Early Age Can Help Students Cope with Change
How many of us are business owners? How many of us could say we started our business in elementary school? Well, meet Anaiah, a.k.a The...
Failure Isn't an Option: Pushing Past Your Doubts
My name is Auriana. I’m a rising junior at Howard University and in the words of Langston Hughes, “Life for me has been no crystal...
News: Promotion and Graduation Rates on the Rise
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta- part of the nation’s largest dropout prevention network- increased its graduation and promotion...
Who's Having the Conversation on Inequality and Poverty?
According to an article from The Washington Post, children can’t learn without food, adequate shelter, good health and quality schools....
What’s Next? Pushing Students to Exceed Success
After high school there are many roads a student can take. School is no longer a legal requirement and a young adult could choose to stay...