Category Archives: Media

‘No’ — Nearly One Million Times

A post on the front page of the Huffington Post from Michael Brown on the tremendous number of AmeriCorps applications being turned away. Can be read below or at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brown/americorps-funding_b_1280200.html Posted: 02/15/2012 6:07 pm   The Corporation for National and Community Service just announced … Continue reading

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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Bluetooth

By Selina Rios, TL– East Tech High School There are three things that a person will learn about me after a few days: I am monotone, I am sarcastic, but more importantly, I love social media. I suppose love isn’t … Continue reading

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The Cleveland Browns Go So Southeast!

On Tuesday, November 15th, The Cleveland Browns’  DB Usama Young, DE Jabaal Sheard, and LB Quinton Spears dropped by John F. Kennedy High School for 50 Acts of Leadership! The players shared their thoughts about leadership and helped our students develop … Continue reading

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We Met Arne!

By Aseem Garg, CM–Glenville High School On Wednesday, September 7th, Arne Duncan’s “Education and the Economy” Back-to-School bus tour rolled into Cleveland. Secretary Duncan stopped at East Technical High School, where he was joined by Eric Gordon and other Department … Continue reading

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FreeRice – Begin Giving.

Hello my lovely CYCLE Blog Readers, I wanted to introduce you all to www.freerice.com.  Originally created by a coupe of college students, FreeRice is a non-profit website now run by the United Nations World Food Programme.  The way it works is … Continue reading

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Red Jacket Ceremony

On September 10, 2010, City Year Corps Members publically received their “Bombers”(red jackets) at the annual City Year Red Jacket Ceremony. This year the ceremony was held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. For the event, … Continue reading

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Help City Year Reach 10,000 MORE Students!

City Year’s is officially in the running this month to win $250 thousand dollars in the Pepsi Refresh project. These funds would enable City Year to hire 170 additional corps member who would be able to impact an additional 10,000 … Continue reading

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City Year Feature in GOOD Magazine

A City Year senior corps member named Janelle Thomson from Los Angeles has a guest feature called “City Year Tackles the High School Dropout Crisis” at GOOD Magazine’s online site.  Check it out!

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