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All posts tagged "after school"
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5.5KNewsKeeping Adolescents Engaged: What Can After-School Programs Do?
Chicago high school students practice glassblowing in their out-of-school time program. Working with fire, creating their own designs out of molten glass...
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2.8KFrom the BureausBig Brothers Big Sisters Seeks More Diverse Volunteers
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
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1.0KGuest Opinion EssayCelebrating Professional After-school Workforce
A national survey of National AfterSchool Association members shows the after-school workforce has higher levels of education, more longevity in the field...
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1.9KNewsAfter School Is ‘Sweet Spot’ to Draw Girls to STEM
After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
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1.3KNewsEmpowering Youth Workers to Tackle the Needs of Young People in America
Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayHaving the Right Stuff: Hiring High-Quality Summer Camp Staff
Organizations should take a planful approach to the recruitment and hiring process for summer program staff to improve program quality overall, quality...
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Communities Take Creative Approaches to Summer Learning
The students gathered at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn, Oregon, had a lot of questions for Sen. Ron Wyden when he...
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2.2KNewsIn Rural America, High Poverty, High Need for After-school Programs
Sunflower County, Mississippi, sounds like a cheerful place — until you realize the poverty rate is double the national average, and unemployment...
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2.6KNewsWhy Some After-school Advocates Love Competency-based Learning
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and...
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2.6KNewsLeading After-school Group Disappointed by Obama Budget
A leading out-of-school-time organization is disappointed in the Obama administration’s budget request for next fiscal year, saying it fails to recognize the...
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1.3KNewsPotential Opportunities for Out-of-school Time in New Education Law
As the Every Student Succeeds Act goes into effect, out-of-school time providers could have a new opportunity.
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3.9KNewsFerguson Puts Chess in Schools to Help Students
As superintendent of the school district that serves Ferguson, Missouri, Joe Davis is keenly aware how the word “Ferguson” has become much...
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4.1KNewsHow After-school Programs Can Impact Kids’ Screen Time
Two recent surveys have shown that children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using electronics and media.
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Education Bill Would Preserve Dedicated 21st Century Community Funding
Legislation to reauthorize a major education law would preserve dedicated funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative, a top priority...
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1.5KNewsConnecting With Parents a Key Part of Refugee After-school Program
New American Pathways resettles about 500 refugees per year, most in DeKalb County, Georgia. Kids in the after-school program focus on as...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayLetting Our Youth Take the Lead
Everyone wants our youth to succeed academically — perhaps none more so than those of us who have dedicated our lives to...
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2.2KNews‘Maker Movement’ Brings New Energy to Out-of-School Science and Art
The maker movement and out-of-school time programs are natural allies: They both focus on hands-on, experiential learning. Making and tinkering can support...
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1.7KNewsSchools, Youth Development Programs Seek to Engage Students in Career and Technical Education
“We are more than six years into the so-called [recession] recovery, yet millions of Americans continue to struggle with finding a good-paying...
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3.6KNewsDo After-school STEM Programs Lead to Science Careers? Should They?
Do out-of-school time STEM programs really lead kids into science careers? The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry plans to find out.
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2.7KNewsAtlanta survey shows teens’ top social media sites, after-school activities
The top three social media sites used by Atlanta teens are Kik, Instagram and Snapchat, according to a survey by VOX Teen...
