'Cracking The Case' with PwC

In our ‘Crack the Case” apprenticeship, students learn to become insightful marketers through careful research and analysis. Last fall, students at Isaac Newton Middle School in New York, played the role of business consultant to Ben and Jerry’s, working to determine the best choice for their newest flavor.

Led by partners and staff at PwC, the global professional services firm, students research the popularity and profitability of different flavors, and ultimately worked to build a case for their ice cream flavor - and why it should be chosen.

Citizen Schools Accepting Applications for National Teaching Fellowships

San Jose, CA—Nov 30, 2017—Citizen Schools is today announcing applications are available to become an AmeriCorps National Teaching Fellow in CA.

Dell Youth Learning Support Aims to Unlock Student Potential

Mariana is currently fifteen years old. As many other students around her age, she enjoys playing with her little sister and learning new subjects. Mariana’s family moved to the United States from El Salvador in 2016 on a quest for enhanced opportunities. “We left so I could have additional chances to work and study,” she says. It has been arduous to move here because I miss my aunts who are still in El Salvador”.

National, MassachusettsCitizen SchoolsOctober 27, 2017STEM, Youth, Dell, Dell Youth Learning, Citizen Schools, impact

Enrichment added at East Somerville school

Fifth- and sixth-graders at East Somerville Community School have additional learning opportunities, including the chance to serve as apprentices, through a new partnership. The nonprofit Citizen Schools is providing enrichment and academic support to students both in school and during after-school hours to help develop real-world skills and guide them toward college and career success.

Google.org Expands Major Funding for Citizen Schools in Bay Area

Redwood City, CA—August 1, 2017 – Today, Citizen Schools, a national nonprofit that partners with public schools to provide academic enrichment in underserved communities in four states, is announcing a major financial investment of $500,000 from Google.org, bringing the company’s total support of Citizen Schools to over $4.5 million.

Google.org Expands Major Funding for Citizen Schools in New York

Today, Citizen Schools, a national nonprofit that partners with public schools to provide academic enrichment in underserved communities in four states, is announcing a major financial investment of $500,000 from Google.org, bringing the company’s total support of Citizen Schools to over $4.5 million.

Google.org Expands Major Funding for Citizen Schools in Boston

Boston, Mass—August 1, 2017 – Today, Citizen Schools, a national nonprofit that partners with public schools to provide academic enrichment in underserved communities in four states, is announcing a major financial investment of $500,000 from Google.org, bringing the company’s total support of Citizen Schools to over $4.5 million

TF Spotlight: Tieyenna Maxwell

I chose to serve with Americorps as a Teaching Fellow because I believe that each child deserves to be believed in. I wanted to impact my students the same way that I was impacted by my greatest teachers, with love, patience, and understanding.

AmeriCorps Member Spotlight: Diego Bermejo

I decided to become an AmeriCorps Teaching Fellow in order to gain teaching experience and also be exposed to underprivileged education in order to be a catalyst for change in the community. After graduating college, I knew that I wanted to do teaching for a while. Being raised by my mom, who has been a teacher for 33 years, taught me the value of education. I wanted to be able to help students gain knowledge in places where they struggle to get it. I knew taking up a job as a Teaching Fellow for AmeriCorps, in partnership with Citizen Schools, would expose me to an environment that would help me learn about education, students, and myself.

TF Spotlight: Kern Bien-Aime

"For years now I've tried to culture my love for learning and teaching, and serving has been a great exercise for this passion. The leadership and mission of Citizen Schools seem to recognize the impact one dedicated individual can have on young lives, and the communities they live in."

#GivingTuesday 2016

All Citizen Schools teams come together to share what's going on across the country on #GivingTuesday.

NationaldanagooleyDecember 9, 2016apprenticeships, Citizen Schools, donations, giving tuesday

Shedd Aquarium program introduces middle schoolers to octopus

The octopus was not cooperating.

Instead of writhing about in its tank, demonstrating for the assembled students its size and movement patterns, the Shedd Aquarium's giant Pacific octopus was just kind of sitting there, up in a corner, a row of tentacles pressed against the glass.

Media CoveragedanagooleyDecember 8, 2016chicago tribune, Citizen Schools, shedd aquarium

Citizen Schools First Recipient of Funding from New Organization Life Science Cares

Boston, MA - Life Science Cares, a new organization that unites the human and financial resources of the life sciences sector in the fight to end poverty in Greater Boston, has selected Citizen Schools as one of its first recipients of a donation to a nonprofit organization. Citizen Schools is a national organization, based in Boston, which partners with middle schools in six states to provide educational enrichment through Expanded Learning Time (ELT) programs held during after school hours.

Press ReleaseWhitney BuckleyDecember 5, 2016Citizen Schools, life sciences cares, megan bird, Rob Perez, STEM

AT&T Brand YOU Apprenticeship Builds Confidence, Career Skills in Houston

AT&T’s Lollie Ramirez-Bennett beams with pride as she describes the Citizen Schools apprenticeship she and her team of 15 colleagues have led for two semesters.

danagooleyDecember 2, 2016apprenticeship, at&t, brand you, Citizen Schools, Houston, Texas

Opinion: Schools Expect Too Much of Working Parents

While balancing work and family life is never a simple task, it often seems that public schools add to the problem. A few weeks ago, for instance, the school nurse rang me up: My 8-year-old daughter had a headache. Could I come by the school with some Tylenol?

Media CoveragedanagooleyNovember 3, 2016Citizen Schools, ELT, US News and World Report, AmeriCorps

Abt Associates Evaluation of Citizen Schools ELT Model

Since our earliest days at Citizen Schools, we have invested in rigorous external evaluation to understand the impact of our program on students, school communities, and Citizen Schools volunteers, and to identify the priority areas for improvement. Today marks an important milestone in this commitment. We are pleased to release the final report of a five-year external evaluation of the Citizen Schools national Expanded Learning Time (ELT) initiative, conducted by Abt Associates.

National, Policy & AdvocacyEmily McCannNovember 3, 2016abt associates, Citizen Schools, Education, emily mccann

6 Ways the Next President Can Improve Education

Economic opportunity is the leading domestic issue of our time—and a key to reinvigorating our economy is providing quality education and training opportunities for the about 5.5 million young Americans who are neither in school nor working. Yet the topic of education and how it affects our economic opportunity as a nation was notably absent from all of the presidential debates, which lacked a rigorous exchange of ideas on how to strengthen the country by ensuring equal opportunity for all.

Media CoveragedanagooleyOctober 28, 2016Citizen Schools, education reform, POTUS, time magazine

Gates Foundation and Citizen Schools Using Digital Courseware to Improve Education

Press ReleasedanagooleyOctober 25, 2016bill and melinda gates foundation, Citizen Schools, ELT

Thermo Fisher Donates Lab Kits to Future Scientists at Chelsea’s Browne Middle School

“When you have the right equipment, you can do the job right,” says Christian Anzueto. “And, it makes you more excited for the job.” You might be surprised to learn the kind of equipment that’s made this 5th grader so excited. It’s not sports equipment, or gaming equipment. Christian is talking about goggles, gloves and lab aprons: basic science lab equipment.

Parents Buy into Potential of Ed Tech; Most Don't See Learning Results

Media CoveragedanagooleyOctober 25, 2016Citizen Schools, classroom technology, learning assembly, the journal

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