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All posts tagged "after school"
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3.3KNewsCollege Possible Helps Guide Low-income Students to Be First Generation to Reach Higher Education
When Camellia Brown was growing up in Philadelphia, she was an avid reader. She knew she wanted to go to college. But...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssaySocial Emotional Learning Crucial to Model for Young People After-school
How do we develop character in youth at our Teen Center? Each year as we dive further into character development and social...
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4.1KNewsFormer Foster Youth Working at Louisiana Legislature Help Promote Extending Care
Move over oil and gas power brokers. Take a seat, criminal justice advocates. The most influential lobbyists in Louisiana’s statehouse may be...
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1.9KNewsFunding for Shared Data System to Link Kansas City Nonprofits to Schools
The shared system, made available by a matching grant from the Ballmer Group, is an effort to coordinate community organizations and schools...
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2.1K口 Advertising ArchiveJoin the Largest Global Convening for After School, Expanded Learning, and Out-of-School-Time Professionals
The BOOST Conference is the largest, most recognized, and comprehensive global convening for after school, expanded learning, and out-of-school time professionals. Set...
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4.0KNewsYoung People Learn About Solar Energy, Gain Job Skills From GRID Alternatives
A nonprofit devoted to shifting the nation from fossil fuels is reaching out to young people, providing STEM education and job training...
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12.1KGuest Opinion EssayIs There Correlation Between After-school Programs, Delinquency? It’s Complicated
After-school hours are fertile grounds for juvenile delinquency and problem behaviors. The persistent finding that juvenile violent crime peaks between 3 p.m....
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3.1KNewsWisconsin Club Develops Innovative Anti-bias Response After School’s Viral Nazi Salute
When a photo of students giving a Hitler salute in Baraboo, Wis., went viral last year, the repercussions were immediate.
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2.4KGuest Opinion EssayHigh School After-school Programs Need to Buck Model As Our Arts Studio Does
That’s the most common phrase after an adult gets a tour of New Urban Arts. When you walk into the community art...
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13.3KNewsSophisticated Arts Training at Boys & Girls Clubs Will Expand, Wallace Foundation Says
A pilot program bringing sophisticated arts programming to kids in high-poverty communities engaged young teenagers and, as a result, has energized youth...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Help College Youth in Foster Care By Unearthing the Hard-to-find Resources They Need
Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssaySocial and Emotional Learning in OST Settings Should Be Intentional and Evidence Based
There has been surge of interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) over recent decades. Teachers and principals show strong support for...
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2.1KNewsSummer Camp Tries to Groom Future New Orleans Leaders
A summer camp intended to develop future leaders of New Orleans selects youth as young as 10 and nurtures them each summer...
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1.7KNewsShutdown Has Not Affected Most After-school Funding — Yet
Most after-school and summer learning programs are not significantly impacted right now by the partial government shutdown, but there is concern they...
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2.0KNewsSome LA After-school Programs Feel Caught in Between As Teacher Strike Looms
As more than 30,000 teachers in Los Angeles prepare to strike on Monday, some after-school programs find themselves in an awkward position.
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1.9KGrantsPreK-12 Summer Reading Program Grants
Subject: Education, Reading, Literacy, OST, Summer Learning | Deadline: Feb. 21, 2019 | Amount: Up to $3,000
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayKansas City Program Shows How Collaboration Can Boost Summer Learning
About five years ago, a colleague of mine in Kansas City, Mo., told me it was time for a new American summer....
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1.4KGrantsMiddle School Student Out-of-School Time Learning Program Grants
Subject: Education, Afterschool, Summer Learning, OST | Deadline: Jan. 25, 2019 | Amount: $15,000, $50,000 or $100,000
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1.8KNewsReal Estate Investor Stagmeier Ready to Educate Landlords About Her After-school Model
High above Peachtree Street, on the 11th floor of the Colony Square building, a cool blue-gray light filters through the windows of...
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1.7KNewsTougher Rules Force Out Residents With Warrants, But Help Students’ Grades
ATLANTA — On the staircase outside his apartment at Summerdale Commons, Damien Small, 23, sat watching his 4-year-old son ride a green...
