Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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Read the storyWhat if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
Read the storyHelp City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
Read the storyAn equity-based approach to research matters because it ensures that the research will benefit everyone. At a moment when education…
Read the storyCOVID is complicating back-to-school. But it’s also offering us an opportunity to focus on student and teacher mental health.
Read the storyIn the pursuit of educational equity, it’s more important than ever to uplift youth voices from students and AmeriCorps members…
Read the storyCity Year is committed to learning from partners and the communities we serve to reimagine the future of our student-level…
Read the storyStudent success coaches at City Year are committed to advancing developmental relationships through national service.
Read the storyNew research from the Everyone Graduates Center shows City Year’s approach is successful in advancing student social-emotional and academic outcomes.
Read the storyCompass Academy says its focus on social and emotional learning has kept students engaged and attending online classrooms even during…
Read the storyStudents at a Chicago high school are learning from home during COVID-19 by leaning on the social and emotional skills…
Read the storyOur Whole School, Whole Child approach provides academic and social-emotional supports to thousands of students attending more than 300 high-need…
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