Teens participate in C5/CareerLaunch program
Originally published by Daily Journal on March 5, 2020. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County assisted the staff of Thunderbolt and Cunningham Academies with two field trips to various [...]
Finding my voice
Originally published by SmartBrief on January 22, 2020. Two years ago, I was living in Texas with my grandmother. Things were tough at home. I was struggling in school, and then I learned it was [...]
Chance the Rapper’s charity Social Works teams up with retailer to give out hundreds of winter boots
Originally published by ABC 7 Chicago News on December 13, 2019. CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago retailer has teamed up with Chance the Rapper’s charity Social Works to donate hundreds of [...]
‘I’ve got to start working. The whole family, they depend on me’: New program finds work, career paths for vulnerable CPS grads
Originally published by the Chicago Tribune on August 30, 2019. A few years ago, Jeremy Mitchell wasn’t doing well in school. His grades were slipping, and he thought his best shot at a better [...]
Ross Readers program in Lancaster city gives a boost to both teens and kingergarteners
Originally published by Lancaster Online.com on May 17, 2019. Itʼs just after lunchtime on a Friday afternoon, that point of the week when things can get really animated in a kindergarten [...]
Excel Academy of Englewood Graduates March for Peace
Originally published by WGNTV.com on May 23, 2019 CHICAGO — As the school year ends and the summer begins, students from Chicago’s Excel Academy are promoting their message of peace through the [...]
Spartan Academy Students Celebrate First-Ever Prom
Originally published by NBC12.com on May 21, 2019 RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Students at the Richmond Alternative School are about to experience a night they’ll never forget. “I feel special [...]
WE Day Illinois: 15K students celebrating giving back
Orignally published by ABC7 on May 8, 2019. ROSEMONT, Ill. (WLS) — Nearly 15,000 students and educators from more than 500 schools in Illinois packed Allstate Arena Wednesday for WE Day. We [...]
At Excel, a Shorter Path to a Diploma
By Sarah Karp: Camelot School’s accelerated model is strict, but geared toward making sure students focus so they can buckle down and do the work needed to earn their diploma on a compressed [...]
Aspira’s Excel program works to put older students back on track
By Connie Langland of The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Philadelphia,PA – April 12, 2013) Small classes. Academic and emotional support before, during and after school. Focus on [...]
