City Year Is Taking On

Teachers Support Evaluations Based On Multiple Measures: Student Growth, Classroom Observation And Feedback From Peers And Parents.

Research Shows That Children Do Better In School And Are Less Likely To Drop Out When Fathers Are Involved. Engaged Parents Can Strengthen Communities, Mentor And Tutor Students, And Demonstrate Through Their Actions How Much They Value Their Children's Education.

Even In A Time Of Fiscal Austerity, Education Is More Than Just An Expense.

If The Goal Is To Dramatically Improve College Completion Rates, Not College-going Rates By Itself But College Completion, It's Not Just A College Problem. We Need A Big Focus On Early Childhood Education. Our Early Childhood Education System Is Pretty Good In This Country. Not Enough Students Have Opportunity. And, Very Discouragingly, They Lose Their Advantage Because They Go To Poor Schools After That. So, Let's Focus On Our Babies.

Hungry Children Are Distracted Children. We Want To Make Sure Nothing Gets In The Way Of Our Children Performing Well Academically, Including Hunger.