Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Learn more about Dre Thomas, a City Year alum who is constantly pushing the envelope and expanding the reach and…
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As an organization that’s trying to shift to more asset-based language and better honor and celebrate the students and schools…
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The trusting relationships City Year Memphis created with AmeriCorps members and school partners led to deeper collaboration during the pandemic.
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Working with partners to design equitable learning environments is an important part of City Year’s innovation and school design efforts.
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Three immediate things we can do to help students and teachers
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AmeriCorps members are intentionally checking in with both students and adults to see how they are doing; for example, one…
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Hidden figures: The corps of young people helping build stronger educational networks.
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Help students connect with one another during distance learning by discovering new stories and increased literacy on March 2, Read…
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What if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
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Help City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
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An equity-based approach to research matters because it ensures that the research will benefit everyone. At a moment when education…
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COVID is complicating back-to-school. But it’s also offering us an opportunity to focus on student and teacher mental health.
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