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Congressman Michael Capuano Visits Orchard Gardens
- May 17, 2012 by staceygilbert
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Congressman Capuano meets with Citizen Schools staff and principal Andrew Bott.
Recently, Congressman Michael Capuano of Massachusetts visited Orchard Gardens Middle School in Roxbury, MA. During the visit, Capuano was able to meet with Principal Andrew Bott, Pat Kirby, the Executive Director of Citizen Schools Massachusetts, and Megan Bird, the Campus Director of Orchard Gardens, to discuss the importance of the partnership between the school and Citizen Schools. The Congressman was also able to see students in action as they participated in their apprenticeships including “Invest like a Millionaire,” ”Video Game Programming,” and “Rescue by Design,” an all girls engineering apprenticeship.
Education News Weekly Roundup
- May 16, 2012 by staceygilbert
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The Education News Weekly Roundup is brought to you by Holly Trippett, the Public Relations Intern at Citizen Schools and a senior at Emerson College studying Marketing Communications.
This news roundup includes news from 4/20-5/11.
Citizen Schools News
- Forbes – 4/20 – 3 Ways to Be Generous With Your Tax Refund – Citizen Schools was mentioned as a possible organization to donate to in the piece.
- Santa Fe New Mexican – 4/29 – Students’ Amazing Accomplishments – Mentions Citizen Schools student Carlo’s visit to Washington D.C. during Hill Day this spring.
- NYT School Book – 5/2 – Princeton Review Charged With Falsifying Billing for Tutors – The New York annual gala was mentioned as an event going on in New York City.
- Frieda C Fox Family Foundation – 5/1/12 – Citizen Schools: Success in the Bay Area and Across the Country – Joe Ross, Executive Director of Citizen Schools California, is speaking at an upcoming event mentioned here.
- Citi Performing Arts Center Blog – 5/4/12 – Creative Expression at Citizen Schools – A reflection on what students are working on at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston.
- Skoll Foundation – 5/4/12 – Citizen Schools in Fast Company and New York Times/WNYC – The Skoll Foundation posted on our most recent media coverage.
- Santa Fe New Mexican – 5/6/12 – Program Motivates Students to Succeed – This article features our partnership at De Vargas Middle School.
- Huffington Post – 5/10/12 – How to Learn in the 21st Century – Op-ed by the Ford Foundation and the National Center on Time & Learning about the new Time to Succeed Coalition mentions Citizen Schools as a partner organization.
- Chicago Now: District 299 – 5/10/12 – Here Comes Citizen Schools – About our launch in Chicago.
- Huffington Post – 5/11/12 – Why we need a longer school day – Op-ed by Eric, Citizen School’s CEO and co-founder.
- Catalyst Chicago – 5/11/12 – In the News – Citizen Schools is mentioned in their news from the week.
Education Stories
- The Atlantic – 4/20 – The 3 Main Obstacles in the Way of Education Reform – The article sites three main problems that are holding back education policy: “we buy reform,” “schools lack for an adequate way to measure teacher performance,” and “education policy is by its nature political, conservative, and change-adverse.”
- TIME – 4/26/12 – School Reform: Why Romney and Obama aren’t talking about education – According to Andy Rotherham, when it comes to school reform, both candidates have a party-base problem
- Edutopia – 4/26/12 – Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement – A great collection of eighth grade student responses to the question, “What engages students?”
- USA Today – 5/1 – Column: Teach black and Hispanic students differently – Coauthored by Richard Whitmire, author of Why Boys Fail and The Bee Eater, and Gaston Caperton, of the upcoming The Achievable Dream: College Board Lessons on Creating Great Schools.
- Dropout Nation – 5/2/12 – The Andressan Theory Will Power Reform – or Why You Shouldn’t Worry Much About the Future of Digital Education – This article discusses the future of digital education.
- New York Times – 5/3/12 – The Campus Tsunami – A piece by David Brooks on online learning.
- Education Week – 5/10/12 – Most 8th Graders Fall Short on NAEP Science Test – This piece highlights and discusses the recent findings of the National Assessment Governing Board on earth, life, and physical sciences mastery on the NAEP.
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Santa Fe New Mexican: Program Motivates Students to Succeed
- May 7, 2012 by staceygilbert
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Santa Fe New Mexican
May 6, 2012
Learning Curve: Program Motivates Students to Succeed
This story reports on the first year of Citizen Schools’ expanded learning time partnership at De Vargas Middle School in Santa Fe, NM. Citizen Schools has partnered with the school to provide a longer school day for all seventh graders and a cohort of eighth graders – a total of 220 students.
“When she was in sixth grade, she brought home nothing but D’s and F’s,” Ruth Valdez said of her daughter. “She was not motivated, not focused. She didn’t like school. But ever since seventh grade at DeVargas with Citizen Schools her attitude toward school has changed. She likes going to school. She’s becoming more of a leader, you could say — and she has been bringing home a 4.0 grade average.”
Education News Weekly Roundup
- May 2, 2012 by staceygilbert
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The Education News Weekly Roundup is brought to you by Holly Trippett, the Public Relations Intern at Citizen Schools and a senior at Emerson College studying Marketing Communications.
This news roundup includes news from 4/17 – 4/26.
Citizen Schools News:
- The Alternative Press – 4/18 – Tri-State Businesses, Education And Nonprofit Organizations Convene To Address Science And Math Education Opportunities – Coverage of the Citizen Schools New Jersey 2nd Annual STEM Summit.
- Manhattan Times – 4/18 – Congress Rangel Hosts Information Session on Federal Jobs – Citizen Schools is mentioned as an organization that participated in the information session. “Volunteers from AmeriCorps help staff non-profit organizations such as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Citizen Schools NYC. They focus on giving back to the community and investing in your future by building a solid foundation now.”
- Northeastern University Social Enterprise Institute – Citizen Schools: Take Back the Kitchen – An article on the “Take Back the Kitchen” apprenticeship.
- Fast Company – 4/20 – What Training South American Navies Taught Joe Ross About Training New Teachers – An interview with Jo Ross, Executive Director of Citizen Schools California, on his career path.
- FHO Partners – 4/20 – Giving Time, Changing Lives – A blog post from Citizen Teacher Cassidy Turley (that was reposted from inspirED).
- Learning Matters – 4/21 – DISCUSS: How Do We Best Prevent Dropouts? – Eric Schwarz, co-founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, wrote a piece for a discussion on dropout prevention.
- Pfizer.com – Colleagues Inspire Future Engineers and Scientists – A story on Citizen Schools and New Jersey apprenticeship in their featured stories
- WNYC NPR – 4/26 – Business Mentors May Help Middle Schoolers Stay in School – Citizen Schools New York was featured on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
- New York Times: School Book – 4/26/12 – Using Business to Help At-Risk Middle Schoolers – In partnership with NPR, the same story was cross-posted on the New York Times School Book page.
Education News:
- New York Times/WNYC: School Book – 4/17 – New Study Identifies ‘Opportunity Gap’ for Students – Educators have long studied the achievement gap, in which black and Hispanic pupils and low-income students of all races perform at much lower levels than their white, Asian and better-off peers. A new study released on Tuesday by a group that supported efforts to attain for more money for city schools looked at the educational opportunities available to poor and minority students and found the choices lacking.
- Chicago Magazine – 4/23 – A Case for Longer School Days? – This article reflects on Houston’s success with extending the school day and mentions that gains were strongest with partnerships.
- CNN – The push for longer school days – Steve Perry talks about why he is in favor of longer school days.
- Harlem Children’s Zone – 4/24 – A Bold New Plan – HCZ shared a video on their plan to build a $100M new school and community center building in Harlem. The video is really well done and highlights how the organization is utilizing social media.
NPR: Business Mentors May Help Middle Schoolers Stay in School
- April 26, 2012 by staceygilbert
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WNYC NPR
April 26, 2012
Business Mentors May Help Middle Schoolers Stay in School
Citizen Schools New York was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The piece focused on a new expanded learning time partnership with the Bronx Writing Academy and highlighted growing interest from corporate partners and local schools.
This semester, “an army of volunteers” is working with students on robotics, architecture, journalism, and technology apprenticeships. Volunteers from Cognizant, featured in the story, are leading “Designing the Next Big Tech,” an apprenticeship that is challenging students to budget and market a new technology company.
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