Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year Americorps members, students, partners and alumni.

What if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
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Help City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
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City Year is releasing a collection of resources to help educators rapidly put in place equitable teaching practices that strengthen…
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An equity-based approach to research matters because it ensures that the research will benefit everyone. At a moment when education…
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COVID is complicating back-to-school. But it’s also offering us an opportunity to focus on student and teacher mental health.
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In the pursuit of educational equity, it’s more important than ever to uplift youth voices from students and AmeriCorps members…
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City Year is committed to learning from partners and the communities we serve to reimagine the future of our student-level…
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Student success coaches at City Year are committed to advancing developmental relationships through national service.
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New research from the Everyone Graduates Center shows City Year’s approach is successful in advancing student social-emotional and academic outcomes.
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Compass Academy says its focus on social and emotional learning has kept students engaged and attending online classrooms even during…
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Students at a Chicago high school are learning from home during COVID-19 by leaning on the social and emotional skills…
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Our Whole School, Whole Child approach provides academic and social-emotional supports to thousands of students attending more than 300 high-need…
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