The nonprofit, Communities in Schools, has brought 400 teachers and education leaders to Dallas this week for a conference on students' success. Communities in Schools works directly with districts to identify kids who may need help with academics, attendance or behavior.

"We give them trained individuals who operate on their campuses every day," says Dallas Region Chief Executive Adam Powell. "Our full-time staff is there every day working with students really putting together individualized plans to help them overcome whatever barrier they might be facing."

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