WNYC NPR April 26, 2012

Business Mentors May Help Middle Schoolers Stay in School

Citizen Schools New York was featured on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The piece focused on a new expanded learning time partnership with the Bronx Writing Academy and highlighted growing interest from corporate partners and local schools.

This semester, "an army of volunteers" is working with students on robotics, architecture, journalism, and technology apprenticeships. Volunteers from Cognizant, featured in the story, are leading "Designing the Next Big Tech," an apprenticeship that is challenging students to budget and market a new technology company.

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