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Fast Company Co Exist: “Todayships” Offer Bronx Teens A Chance To Get A Foot In The Business World’s Door
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Fast Company Co Exist
May 23, 2013
“Todayships” Offer Bronx Teens A Chance To Get A Foot In The Business World’s Door
Citizen Schools is mentioned here as an organization that requires time and resource commitments from partners and volunteers instead of one-time volunteer opportunities, like the program Todayships. Read the piece. Learn more about Citizen Teacher volunteer commitments here.
Huffington Post Live: STEM Boost
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Huffington Post Live
May 6, 2013
This segment discusses science, technology, engineering & math (STEM) education and the importance of mentorship to US competitiveness which recently saw a boost from President Obama with initiatives like US2020. The conversation included Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools’ Co-Founder and CEO and US2020 Executive Chairman, Mark Greenlaw, Cognizant VP Sustainability & Educational Affairs and Citizen Teacher, Bill Nye, The Science Guy and The Planetary Society CEO, and Camsie McAdams, US Department of Education Senior Advisor on STEM Education. Watch the entire segment here.
US2020 and Citizen Schools’ apprenticeship model, particularly in the STEM fields, is also featured on the Huffington Post in Expanding the Definition of Who Teachers STEM, When and How.
Santa Fe New Mexican: Learning Curve: Program offers glimpse of teacher’s joys, challenges
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Santa Fe New Mexican
April 28, 2013
Learning Curve:Program offers glimpse of teacher’s joys, challenges
Santa Fe New Mexican journalist Robert Nott discusses his experience positive and challenging as a Citizen Teacher at De Vargas Middle School in Santa Fe, NM. The class he led created a newspaper, The De Vargas Buzz, and Nott saw many students excel as they found their role in the process. Read the article here. See the Fall issue of The De Vargas Buzz here.
American Enterprise Institute: Still waiting for Superman: The School Leaders We Need
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American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
April 26, 2013
Still waiting for Superman: The School Leaders We Need
Citizen Schools is mentioned here by Fredrick Hess as an example of how school leaders should utilize extra talent to provide mentoring (Teaching Fellows), particularly in schools that are often strapped for resources. Read the article here. The piece was also published in The American, the online magazine of AEI.
