CIS of Atlanta Presents Family Literacy Day at Zoo Atlanta
Get #Lit4Literacy! Bring the family and join us for a Reading Rendezvous at Zoo Atlanta. Sunday, June 4, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This...
Recent Georgia State University Research Confirms Why We Need Programs Like CIS of Atlanta
When students perform poorly in school, it’s common practice to pull them from beneficial extracurricular activities, sports for example,...
CIS of Atlanta Partners with Fulton County
ATLANTA - Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta, the nation's first dropout prevention program, was recently awarded $92,000 by Fulton...
Mentoring Works and CIS of Atlanta is Sharing Tips on How You Can Become a Mentor
ATLANTA – National Mentoring Month just wrapped up and Communities In Schools of Atlanta is giving you a reason to jump in, support kids,...
Indie Lens Pop-Up: "The Bad Kids" film hits home for CIS of Atlanta
ATLANTA – On Tuesday, January 31, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) invited Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta to join CHRIS 180,...
We are chronically failing, but it's not our schools
Saporta Report, an online news source that shares insights about Atlanta and beyond, recently featured our Op-Ed "We are chronically...
Fulton County Schools' Superintendent Jeff Rose take tour of CIS of Atlanta Program
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta welcomed Fulton County Schools’ Superintendent Jeff Rose to Langston Hughes High School Tuesday...
Students Who Beat The Odds Make It To The White House
In June, we received a call that two of our students, we nominated, from Forest Park High School – Amber and Auriana – were invited to...
Failure Was Not An Option For Westlake High School Student
Upon transferring from an Atlanta Public School to Westlake High School, Treshunda had low test scores, numerous failing courses and...
CIS Addresses Barriers At Georgia's Lowest Performing Schools
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution recently reported that more than 60 schools in Atlanta and surrounding counties are on the Georgia...