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2.8KApartment Complex Tests Whether Stable Rent, After-school, Health Programs Can Change a Struggling School
Children shoulder their book bags as they stream out of Indian Creek Elementary School at 2:30 each day. They walk in twos...
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1.4KAfter-school Teacher: ‘I Want to Help People Find Wholeness’
Kristin Hemingway sits at a card table in a tiny room behind the leasing office at Summerdale Commons apartment complex. Her big...
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2.4KDr. Todd Sosna Appointed Chief Program Officer at Children’s Institute
Dr. Todd Sosna, Ph.D. is the new chief program officer of Children’s Institute (CI) in Los Angeles, CA. Sosna’s new role will...
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4.9KCan After-school Program at Apartment Complex Turn Around a Failing School?
But 200 children lived there — one-third of Brumby Elementary’s student population. That year, something happened at Madison Hills. The complex was...
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3.9KPublic Housing Increasingly Place for After-school Programs
Public housing is increasingly taking a role in supporting kids’ education, according to Megan Gallagher, senior research associate at the Urban Institute....
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1.4KAfter-school Programs in Housing Complexes Less Visible, Face Challenges
Most after-school programs are located in schools or at community-based organizations. Those located in housing complexes are less connected to the larger...
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2.3KStart Your Planning Now for Summer Learning Programs, Wallace Report Says
It’s time to plan your summer learning program! Yes, the holidays are in full swing and summer seems far away, but school...
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1.8KThe Prevalence of Parent-Reported Autism Spectrum Disorder Among US Children
This new report published in Pediatrics shows that the prevalence of children with parent-reported autism in the U.S. is nearly 1 in...
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2.6KLeticia Peguero is New Vice President of Programs at Nathan Cummings Foundation
Leticia Peguero, current executive director of the Andrus Family Fund (AFF), will join the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) to be its next...
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2.2KU.S. Dept. of Education – Report on Rural Education
The U.S. Dept. of Education recently released this report summarizing the current state of rural education across the country. The report highlights...
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2.4KSara Sneed Named President and CEO of NEA Foundation
Sara A. Sneed will be the new president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She succeeds Harriet Sanford on Mar. 1, 2019...
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1.6K2018 Gender-Expansive Youth Report
Human Rights Campaign and researchers at the University of Connecticut conducted a survey of more than 12,000 LGBTQ youth to produce this...
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2.2KSurvivor Groups Fighting Proposed Sexual Assault Guidelines for Colleges
Students, survivor organizations and women’s advocates slammed the changes proposed to Title IX guidelines on how schools and colleges respond to sexual...
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3.1KMarian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of Children’s Defense Fund, Steps Down
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), is stepping down effective Dec. 31, 2018.
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1.4KToward a System Response to Ending Youth Homelessness
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall analyzed data from 16 communities in 10 states to write this report showing the...
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Chapin Hall Report Finds Homelessness Risk Assessment Tool Highly Accurate
As the number of homeless youths continues to grow in many large cities and small towns across the U.S., how should communities...
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1.5KSpeaking Truth and Acting w/ Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate
The American Council on Education outlines the effective methods and lessons learned in the confrontation of college campus racial issues by using...
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2.2KReport Pinpoints How Small, Rural Towns Create Success for Their Youth
Six common factors support upward mobility for youth in rural America, a report released today said.
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2.4KNicole Taylor Named President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The embattled Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) recently named Nicole Taylor as its new president and CEO. She officially assumes the responsibilities...
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2.7KMidterm Elections Could Be Positive for After-school, Youth Protections: Advocates
As the dust settles after the midterm elections, youth advocates are looking at the impact on young people.
