News Articles – Page 13

3 steps to forge positive relationships with students [Education Week]

October 18, 2018

To build trust with students, we, as caring adults, have to be willing to open up and risk a bit…

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‘It is life-changing’: City Year mentors come from across U.S. to help Tulsa kids, teachers [Tulsa World]

City Year AmeriCorps members, ages 18-25, spend a year or two in national service. More than 3,200 City Year AmeriCorps…

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City Year Detroit AmeriCorps members make a difference in Detroit schools [Chalk Beat]

June 21, 2018

City Year AmeriCorps members go on to serve as teachers and in other professions that serve their communities.

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Michael Brown & City Year are transforming education for high-poverty communities [Medium]

April 26, 2018

Chairman of The Docusign IMPACT Foundation shares thoughts on addresses educational inequity and City Year’s mission.

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Founder and CEO of GMM Nonstick Coatings, Ravin Gandhi talks about City Year Chicago’s impact

March 22, 2018

City Year Chicago’s 230 corps members are sent into the most economically challenged Chicago public schools in teams of 8…

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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives advice to AmeriCorps members [CBS 58]

January 18, 2018

City Year Milwaukee meets with NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar to connect on leadership and the inspiration to serve others.

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A day in the life of another City Year AmeriCorps member [Rivard Report]

December 8, 2017

I leave my house at 5 a.m., take three VIA buses, walk four blocks later, and arrive by 7:30 a.m….

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A day in the life of a City Year AmeriCorps member [Rivard Report]

December 7, 2017

City Year corps member Samantha Altamirano’s day starts at 7:30 a.m. Unlike most of humanity at this hour, she looks…

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City Year service in Tulsa schools help raise graduation rates [The Hechinger Report]

December 6, 2017

City Year school partnerships in Tulsa high schools combine relationship-building with data analysis to boost graduation rates.

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Orlando’s students depend on AmeriCorps [Orlando Sentinel]

December 1, 2017

Garry Coates, an alumnus of City Year Orlando, reflects on the importance of AmeriCorps.

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City Year Denver intervenes in students’ lives before they fall critically behind peers [The Denver Post]

November 14, 2017

The No. 1 indicator of whether an elementary school student will later attend college is not income, race or ZIP…

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City Year connects with Detroit students in need [WDIV TV Local 4]

November 9, 2017

City Year AmeriCorps members have been helping students at Burns Elementary-Middle School on Detroit’s west side. ???This is a way…

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