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Building a grad nation: progress and challenge in raising high school graduation rates
October 25, 2019

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the…

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How the science of learning and development can transform education: initial findings

This brief summarizes several initial lessons from contemporary research on the science of learning and development that have significant implications…

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Annual report: our seven-year promise to students

Our latest annual report highlights City Year’s seven-year promise to students: our commitment to serve students from the third through the ninth grades, key…

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Strengthening the 21st century talent pipeline through national service in high-need schools

This business case highlights new opportunities to inspire more young adults of all backgrounds to serve students attending our nation’s…

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Building a teacher pipeline for high-need urban schools

This business case outlines the opportunity to invest in the next phase of development for an innovative teacher pipeline strategy…

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Applying a youth development approach in schools to accelerate the integration of social-emotional and academic development

This business case illuminates the critical role a youth development approach plays in enabling the formation of developmental relationships that…

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A pilot initiative to advance replicable academic support practices by national service participants in urban schools

In this case study, City Year examines its three-year partnership with Neighborhood House Charter School, a K-8 charter school in…

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Closing the implementation gap: leveraging City Year and national service as a new human capital strategy to transform low performing school

The implementation gap is what results when teachers’ time and school resources are unable to meet student needs, and it’s…

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In school and on track: City Year’s strategy for long-term impact in America’s highest-need schools

Together with our school, research, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, City Year is working toward realizing our vision of educational excellence…

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Findings from the first decade and what’s next

How an evidence-based, collaborative, whole-school improvement model, leveraging AmeriCorps members and early warning systems, can accelerate student and school success…

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Laying tracks to graduation: the first year of implementing Diplomas Now

This report introduces Diplomas Now and the associated evaluation, describing the reform model, the research design, and the participating schools…

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Moving down the track: changing school practices during the second year of Diplomas Now

This report, which features findings from the second year of the Diplomas Now randomized control trial, focuses on model implementation…

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