Voices

The work of The Centergy Project is grounded on student voice because we believe everyone deserves to be heard.

You’ll find books recommended here written by people of all walks of life who have a story to tell.

Books We Highly Recommend

We found these books to be helpful in transforming school cultures.

Additional Resources

These hand-picked resources complement our work.

• Educating Students in Poverty: Building Equity and Capacity with a Holistic Framework and Community School Model
• Graduate Marietta Student Success Center Annual Report 2017
  
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institutes Report: Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance
  
• Sources of Strength Programming
• YouScience
• The Hope Survey
• Education Week – ‘As Schools Tackle Poverty, Attendance Goes Up, But Academic Gains Are Tepid’
• Bringing Out the Best in Students
• Leader in Me: Empowering Students with 21st Century Leadership & Life Skills
• Creating schools that ‘fit our kids’

America’s Promise Alliance reports

• Don’t Call Them Dropouts
• Don’t Quit On Me

Kindness Matters

• Some Teens Don’t See School as a Kind Place. Here’s Why that Matters
• Kind Communities – A Bridge to Youth Mental Wellness