What prompts students to leave A new report from America’s Promise Alliance details experiences that lead youth away from school before graduating. It expressly avoids the term “dropout,” since participants said it doesn’t describe their experience of leaving school, and because most kids surveyed eventually completed their education. Researchers found respondents across 16 cities frequently … Continue Reading
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Celebrating 25 years and our transition to Communities In Schools of Chatham County!
Message from the Board Chair & Director For the past 25 years, Chatham County Together! has been working to change the lives of kids through Mentoring and other programs, including Family Advocacy, Teen Court, Community Service and Restitution, and Workforce Investment Act services. In 2011, we weighed the pros and cons of merging with CIS … Continue Reading