MCALLEN, October 28—In Texas, the dropout rate is very alarming, but Communities in Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest non-profit stay-in-school program, is working hard to alleviate this problem in the Rio Grande Valley.

McALLEN, October 20 - Teachers and students at Sam Houston Elementary School can agree on one thing: “micro-societies” are a fun way to learn life skills such as responsibility and respect.

SAN JUAN, September 14 - Some dropout students received a surprise on Saturday when two mayors, a county commissioner and a chief of police, among others, showed up on their doorsteps asking them to return to school.

McALLEN, September 1 - For the sixth consecutive year, South Texas College will not increase its property tax rate.

PHARR, August 25 - The superintendent of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD says a summer initiative to help students who failed to get a high school diploma played a major part in this year’s dramatic increase in graduation rates.