Leide Cabral '10 attended a briefing co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 9. The session focused on the positive results of expanded learning time programs in secondary schools. As a participant in the Citizen Schools program in Boston as a high school student, Cabral benefited from the additional educational opportunities offered by the organization.
Eric Schwarz, founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, was the host and key speaker for Citizen Schools. Other speakers included U.S. Senator Richard Burr, who was a co-sponsor with Senator Kennedy of the event, and John Tate III, senior vice president of Wachovia and member-at-large of the North Carolina State Board of Education, as well as other Citizen Schools representatives. The timing of this event coincided with the consideration of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind legislation.
Citizen Schools operates a national network of apprenticeship programs for middle school students, connecting adult volunteers to young people in hands-on learning projects after school. The organization operates in seven states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Texas), serving an estimated 3,800 students and engaging 2,800 volunteers. Citizen Schools students develop the academic and leadership skills they need to do well in school, get into college and become leaders in their careers and in their communities.
Eric Schwarz, founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, was the host and key speaker for Citizen Schools. Other speakers included U.S. Senator Richard Burr, who was a co-sponsor with Senator Kennedy of the event, and John Tate III, senior vice president of Wachovia and member-at-large of the North Carolina State Board of Education, as well as other Citizen Schools representatives. The timing of this event coincided with the consideration of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind legislation.
Citizen Schools operates a national network of apprenticeship programs for middle school students, connecting adult volunteers to young people in hands-on learning projects after school. The organization operates in seven states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Texas), serving an estimated 3,800 students and engaging 2,800 volunteers. Citizen Schools students develop the academic and leadership skills they need to do well in school, get into college and become leaders in their careers and in their communities.
