Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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Education
Spring means serious business in our schools
March 2, 2017
All of the standardized tests my students will be taking soon are rigorous, and for third graders represents a certain…
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Education
Connecting social justice and literacy
October 8, 2015
Learn more about literacy for social justice at City Year schools as an avenue to educational equity.
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Education
A meeting with the President
May 3, 2015
It’s taking a while to sink in. And still, it hasn’t completely.
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