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Our Kids are Running for Office
Although kids have to wait until they’re 18 years old to vote, it’s never too early for them to learn how to be active participants in democracy. In two of America’s biggest cities, that’s exactly what...
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Key Learnings from Launching an Education Program in Chicago
Bryce Bowman is the Executive Director of Citizen Schools Illinois. This post was originally published on the Huffington Post Blog. Seven years ago, while spending my days working in business in...
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Citizen Schools Illinois: The Struggles and Satisfactions in the Back of the...
Jake Oher is a Citizen Schools Illinois Teacing Associate at Cesar Chavez Academy in Chicago. This post was originally published on the Huffington Post Blog. I came into the school year not knowing...
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Reflections from 2012
Eric Schwarz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools. 2012 began with numerous trips to Chicago, where I visited a school across the street from the United Center (where the Bulls play), took the...
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Making an Impact in Chicago Public Schools
Jenny Methling is a Strategy Manager at AOL and a Citzen Schools Illinois Citizen Teacher. This post was originally published on the Huffington Post Chicago Impact Blog. AOL has partnered with Citizen...
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A Full Circle Experience: Volunteering in Her Community
Ever since she was 14 years old, Neha Mehra knew that one day she would go back to Chicago Public Schools and help students like herself. Now a successful account manager at Groupon, she has found a...
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Blending Learning Pilots Take Off with Cisco Foundation and MIND Research...
Meeting every student’s academic needs in the classroom can be challenging but is essential to their success. Many of the public middle schools Citizen Schools partners with are reaching students who...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Hikvision and Citizen Schools Provide STEM Education to...
Hikvision and Citizen Schools Provide STEM Education to Students in Need City of Industry, CA – May 26, 2015 – HikvisionÒ USA, North America’s leading provider of innovative, award-winning video...
View ArticleCreating a Personal Brand with Brenda Williams, the Citizen Teacher of the Month
Providing students, particularly at the middle school level, with exposure to different professions and direction for thinking about their future is critical to preparing them for success in school...
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Celebrate Ahmed Elsayed as the June Citizen Teacher of the Month!
Citizen Teachers at the WOW! Volunteer Citizen Teachers pair their personal passions with their expertise when teaching apprenticeships, helping to foster student excitement around new areas of study...
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TF Spotlight: Brittney Davis
At Citizen Schools, no role is more essential to the success of our students than that of the AmeriCorps Teaching Fellow. Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellows create extraordinary enrichment and...
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