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A City Education: Schools That Overcome Challenges Become Communities

What do schools that overcome challenges all have in common? They become true communities.

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A City Education: An Inauguration Day Reminder That We Need Social Justice for Students

America's founding principles are noble, but the harsh reality of what students are up against to graduate from high school is not justice.

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A City Education: Mentoring Is Key to Student Success

Developing meaningful relationships with students helps improve their grades and their confidence.

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A City Education: Why Afterschool Programs Are Key to Student Success

Afterschool programs provide a safe space for students to complete their homework, participate in enriching clubs, and learn about their community.

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How We Can Curb America's Staggering Dropout Rate

Help City Year AmeriCorps members provide the extra care and attention students need to stay on track to graduate.

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A City Education: Learning What Idealism Looks Like in Action

A City Year corps member shares their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the opportunity gap.

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A City Education: The Structure of Student Success

With tough economic times affecting families, more than ever schools have to ensure students have a consistent, safe learning environment.

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A City Education: Youth Have the Power to Change a School Culture

Even though they're young, City Year corps members are positively influencing the culture of their schools.

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A City Education: Discovering What's at the Heart of Service

In our A City Education series, City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the...

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A City Education: Improving Student Behavior by Thinking Without Boxes

Getting a fourth grader to behave takes some counterintuitive thinking.

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A City Education: A Second Year of Service Brings New Challenges

Serving as a team leader gives Chicago's Meghann Estrada a new set of challenges.

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Where are Obama and Romney on the Dropout Crisis and School Funding?

Neither candidate has offered meaningful solutions for two of the education's biggest challenges.

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A City Education: Collaboration on Campus Helps Students Succeed

It takes a village. Working together to support students always leads to real results.

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A City Education: Service Is About Students

Answering "why" you're trying to solve the dropout crisis always comes back to students.

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A City Education: High-Fives at the Door of P.S. 154

A City Year New York corps member learns why the staff who trained her handed out so many high-fives.