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The Team of 2015-16 have all had their exit interviews. The Supervisors have sent them all off with words ringing with endorsement and gratitude. Here are some of the comments we heard: “Expanded our program beyond any other year.” “Took…..
COVID exposed the cracks in the health care and education systems, showing that closing schools to protect the physical health of students exposed them to higher risks to their mental health and overall social-emotional wellbeing. Those local communities already lacking…..
By Timothy Snyder New York Times Sept. 21, 2024 Dr. Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University and the author of “On Freedom.” I know a town in southern Ukraine where every single house has been destroyed by shelling…..
Jennifer Szalai New York Times June 5, 2024 In a new book, the journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz shows how we have used narrative to manipulate and coerce. A story can entertain and inform; it can also deceive…..
By Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge New York Times July 31, 2021 The authors are psychologists who have spent years studying the effect of smartphones and social media on our daily lives and mental health. As students return to school in the…..
By Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist New York Times March 18, 2024 In January, I had the odd experience of nodding along with Senator Lindsey Graham, who can usually be relied on to be wrong, as he berated the supervillain Mark Zuckerberg, head…..
By Jonathan Haidt and Will Johnson New York Times Sept. 17, 2024 Dr. Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business; Mr. Johnson is the chief executive of the Harris Poll. This article has been updated to reflect news developments. Was…..
WASHINGTON, DC— AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released a brief exploring the data from its Member Exit Survey from 2019-2023. Since the survey started in 2015, more than 400,000 AmeriCorps members across all programs have completed this survey after…..
By Jake Halpern New York Times September 8th 2024 Mr. Halpern is a journalist and author. He and Michael Sloan shared the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning for “Welcome to the New World,” a 20-part series in The New York…..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 10, 2024 AmeriCorps Press Office press[@]AmeriCorps.govRemarks as Prepared for CEO Michael D. Smith at the September 11 Anniversary EventMichael D. Smith, the eighth CEO of AmeriCorps, gave remarks at a 9/11 Day of Service event hosted with the…..
As federal funds dry up, eighth graders feel the pandemic’s long shadow most acutely, according to NWEA researchers. By Linda Jacobson July 23, 2024 “The 74” Eighth graders remain a full school year behind pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, according to…..