This week, VOYCE’s work was highlighted in Edutopia, the national journal of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Youth leaders Denise Corral and Michael Jones were interviewed for the article appearing in the December 2008 issue, and Julian Alequin, Maria Degillo, Tianna Johnson and Justin Ramos appeared with Michael on Edutopia’s multimedia features. The work of [...]
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Check out the Edutopia feature about us!
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Updates
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Update from the launch!
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Updates
On Thursday, November 13, VOYCE launched the findings and recommendations from our student-led research process, alongside our new partnership with Chicago Public Schools. The event was a huge success, with more than 300 people coming out to learn more and get involved. Both the youth leaders from VOYCE and our guest speakers made a compelling [...]
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CPS & VOYCE Partner on Dropout Crisis
November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off · Updates
VOYCE has launched a landmark collaboration with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to create a youth-designed pilot project aimed at relieving the city’s high school dropout crisis. CPS CEO Arne Duncan announced the initiative before an audience of education experts and community leaders this morning at the Spertus Institute in downtown Chicago.
“CPS recognizes that students [...]
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