The Opportunity Equation | Eric Schwarz | Talks at Google
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Channel: Talks at Google · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Eric Schwarz visited Google's Cambridge, MA office to discuss his book, "The Opportunity Equation: How Citizen Teachers Are Combating the Achievement Gap in America's Schools". In this book, the story of how he founded the pioneering Citizen Schools program to combat rising inequality by bringing the opportunities typically available to children of wealthier parents to children who don’t have access to them. By increasing learning time in schools and harnessing the power of an army of volunteers with various skills and professional backgrounds, Citizen Schools offers after-school apprenticeships that provide the building blocks for adult success. Eric Schwarz is the founding CEO of Citizen Schools and is currently developing a new social enterprise in higher education. He has written and spoken widely on education and opportunity. Prior to helping launch Citizen Schools in 1995 he worked as a political organizer, a journalist, and a vice president of City Year.
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