Founded in 2007, Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) was created to expand opportunities for students in the historically under-resourced Yonkers Public Schools.

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What began as a college access initiative has grown into a comprehensive model that supports students from high school through college and into careers. Through high expectations, personalized opportunities, and strong community partnerships, YPIE creates pathways to college and career success.

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Today, YPIE supports more than 2,500 students each year through career skill building, academic preparation, college advising, mentoring, and internship and job placement.

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As YPIE's impact has grown, the organization has expanded beyond Yonkers to Jersey City and Nashville, bringing its proven model to additional communities.​

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As YPIE has expanded beyond Yonkers, Yonkers Partners in Education also does business as Youth Pathways in Education, reflecting our work across multiple communities.

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YPIE Yonkers

 

Since 2007, YPIE has partnered with Yonkers Public Schools to prepare students for college and career success.

Yonkers Public Schools is the third-largest public school district in New York State, serving 24,000+ students, 88% of whom are students of color and 67% are economically disadvantaged.

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Today, YPIE serves 34% of all Yonkers Public School students.

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YPIE staff provide extensive in-school support in YPIE College & Career Centers located in all ten Yonkers public high schools:

• Barack Obama School for Social Justice

• Charter School of Educational Excellence (CSEE)

• Gorton High School

• Lincoln High School

• Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television

• Riverside High School

• Roosevelt High School

• Saunders Trades and Technical High School

• Yonkers Middle High School

• Yonkers Montessori Academy

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To provide additional support for students in an afterschool setting, in 2015 YPIE opened the YPIE College Zone, a downtown Yonkers academic and career learning center where students receive tutoring, college advising, career preparation, mentoring, and opportunities to build the skills needed for success in college and beyond.

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Learn more about YPIE Yonkers

 

 

YPIE Jersey City​

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In Fall 2023, YPIE partnered with Jersey City Public Schools to bring its proven college and career success model to New Jersey.

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Jersey City Public Schools is one of New Jersey’s largest public school districts, serving approximately 31,000 students from diverse cultures around the world.

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Today, YPIE serves students through College & Career Centers located in:

• Abraham Lincoln High School

• James J. Ferris High School

• William L. Dickinson High School

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The afterschool learning center, the YPIE College Zone, is located on the campus of Saint Peter's University in the heart of Jersey City, where students daily experience life on a college campus.

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Learn more about YPIE Jersey City.

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YPIE Nashville

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In partnership with Regeneron, YPIE expanded to Nashville in 2025, bringing its award-winning Science Research and College Success model to Metro Nashville Public Schools as part of a broader health equity initiative.

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Metro Nashville Public Schools is one of Tennessee’s largest public school districts, serving 160 schools, more than 79,000 students from more than 140 countries, and speaking more than 130 languages.

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YPIE students conduct authentic scientific research, earn college credit, participate in regional science competitions, and prepare for college and careers in STEM fields.

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Today, YPIE serves students from:

• Hunters Lane High School

• McGavock High School

• Stratford STEM Magnet High School

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YPIE’s afterschool College Zone is located on the campus of Meharry Medical College, where students conduct their research in the DNA Learning Center. 

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Learn more about YPIE Nashville.

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