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City Year AmeriCorps helps Detroit students and schools succeed [CBS Detroit]

July 10, 2019

In the 2018-2019 school year, City Year AmeriCorps members served in 10 Detroit schools, reaching more than 6,500 elementary, middle…

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A before-school program is helping children start their day on the right foot [NBC 10 Providence]

At the Carl G. Lauro elementary school in Providence students participate in the Build Our Kids Success (BOKS) program, which…

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I help my students reach their potential – and they help me reach mine [The Seattle Times]

Americorps City Year member Akhila Sriram details her experiences serving in Seattle/King County and the relationships she has been able…

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Continuous Improvement in Education

April 27, 2019

Dive into this foundational report that highlights how education organizations nationwide are leveraging the promise of continuous improvement.

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Student is eager to learn at Blaine School [The Philadelphia Tribune]

April 9, 2019

Karter Stubbs is a student at the James G. Blaine School whose enthusiasm for learning is contagious. Her favorite subject…

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Michael Brown and Lesley Rosenthal to lead Harvard Board of Overseers [The Harvard Gazette]

March 28, 2019

CEO and co-founder of City Year Michael Brown has been elected President of the Harvard Board of Overseers for the…

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Webster freshmen design ideas for improving community park as part of inaugural city lab program [Tulsa World]

March 22, 2019

Webster freshmen participating in the inaugural City Lab program volunteered to spend spring break brainstorming ideas for community park improvements.

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Borsuk: City Year mentors are making an impact in Milwaukee’s schools [Journal Sentinel]

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Becoming big bettable [Stanford Social Innovation Review]

February 21, 2019

Social change leaders can create more investment opportunities that can transform the world by following these guidelines.

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City Year Miami works to positively impact students in Miami-Dade [CBS Miami]

“We know teachers have a lot of responsibility and large classrooms, and we provide support with extra people and an…

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The importance of black male educators and role models [Generosity]

When I was entering my teenage years, I was fortunate to have Black male mentors who pushed me to pursue…

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How nonprofits can help donor-advised fund philanthropists listen and learn [Stanford Social Innovation Review]

February 6, 2019

As donor-advised funds increase in popularity, the people who use them are poised to advance the practice of listening to…

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