Watching this year’s presidential election unfold has been interesting to say the least – even for the most seasoned voters. This semester students at the Browne Middle School in Chelsea have been watching this election more carefully than most kids their age.
Read MoreThis year, we will be working with seven schools across the Commonwealth. Our campus teams are excited for a terrific year!
Read MoreWhile 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?
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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.
Read MoreEconomic 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.
Read MoreWe have expanded our partnership with the Sugar Grove and Navarro Middle Schools. Learn more about the exciting things happening in our program.
Read MoreBeing first in his family to graduate college, Jesus Rodriguez knows the importance of an education and of opportunities for kids who come from low-income families, like he did. Having graduated from Texas Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Jesus made a life-changing decision to leave a professional life in the IT world to start a new path in the not-for-profit sector.
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“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.
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"You must do that thing you think you cannot do.” I berate myself for my fear it’s too late I’m here in front of 30 young minds, it’s time they’re ready for me to cultivate to support to relate to help push them through. I step into the class, visions of winners, of champions, before me: let’s begin.
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CSIL: Tiffany Harrell was a Teaching Fellow at Woodson Elementary for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school year. She decided to join Citizen Schools because of her dedication to serving students from high-need communities.
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As a young boy, Chris Otto developed an interest for flying by watching a tv show about flying. He later learned about the scientific principles of flight and the technological tools that enable planes to fly. He simply knew that he would be an aviator.
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