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All posts tagged "after school"
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1.3KNewsVirginia School Leader Says After-school Providers Must Be Highly Flexible This Fall
The leader of Virginia public schools reached out to after-school providers in his state to say they are critically needed in the...
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3.7KNewsFormerly Homeless Youth Urge Congress to Act During Pandemic
When Han Johnson thinks about her younger self, she wonders how she would have survived the COVID-19 pandemic during high school. It’s...
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1.8KNewsAfter-school Programs Needed to Ensure Equity This Fall, Johns Hopkins Says
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY eSCHOOL+ INITIATIVE As school districts decide how to provide schooling this fall, they should take a close look at...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayInnovative Programming Can Still Combat Summer Learning Slide During COVID-19
For decades, summer learning loss, also known as summer slide, has been a significant issue, particularly for low-income students. A new study by...
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2.1KNewsEsports + Courses Make Up New After-school Program For Reluctant Students
Two NBA Hall-of-Famers have joined a new team in a completely different arena. All-Stars Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin have combined forces to...
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2.0KNewsAlaska Marijuana Tax Funds Out-of-school Programs in 30-plus Communities
As more states legalize marijuana, people who work with youth want to rise to the occasion. If legalization has a negative...
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2.1KNewsDespite Having Cellphones, Rural Teens With No Home Internet Are Left Behind
With so many activities now online — including school and summer activities — digital access is critical. But many young people in...
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3.0KNewsYouthWorks in Massachusetts Reimagines Summer Youth Employment
This summer, teenagers in Massachusetts may be conducting oral history interviews about the impact of COVID-19 in their community. They may be...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayLike Police, Youth Workers Prone to Burnout
Just days ago, I received a group email from fellow ACYCP (Association for Youth and Child Care Practice) Board delegate, Janet Wakefield,...
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssayAfter George Floyd, Black and Brown People Need Voice Plus Seat At the Table
Why are we so shocked in this country after witnessing a black man being killed? Is it because of the way he...
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1.3KNewsNew York After-school Network Lays Out Plan to Help In Recovery
As the pandemic-stalled economy reopens, after-school and summer learning providers see big needs that they are positioned to fill — child care,...
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1.9KNewsRural Quincy, Wash., Teens Respond To Pandemic, Help Adults With Digital Access
Having young people teach digital skills to adults seems like a no-brainer. After all, how many adults have gotten a teenager to...
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1.9KNewsLeaders Say Youth Organizations Have Role During Protests
As protests erupt in cities across the nation following George Floyd’s death in police custody, youth-serving agencies appear to have a similar...
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3.6KNewsSchools Urged to Use After-school, Community Programs to Help in Reopening
After-school and summer program leaders are trying to get heard. It’s as if they’re standing on a hilltop and waving: We can...
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1.9KNewsFor Kids Unsafe at Home, School Closure Increases Risk For Trauma
In January, Sharral Dean, a therapist at the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia, was seeing about 30 young clients a week....
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2.5KNewsSummer Youth Programming a Patchwork of Open, Closed, Virtual Due to COVID-19
Earlier this week, Lisa Haverty cleared away board games, dolls and other items from the large central room at Haverty Hollow, the...
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayArt, Augmented Reality Are Tools for Change in Youth-led Gun Violence Movement
Art is subversive. It has a history of undermining the status quo and of transforming perceptions.
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1.5K► ReportsGetting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs
A new report from the Wallace Foundation draws on the data and experience of five urban school districts and community partners to...
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1.6KNewsExpand National Service To Provide Jobs For Youth, Adults, Urban Institute Report Urges
A new report by the Urban Institute describes how federal jobs programs could be ramped up today to address the crisis of...
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91.8KGuest Opinion Essay12-Step Program Slogans Can Heal a COVID-19 World
This coming January, I plan to celebrate 20 years sober. I got clean as a teenager, at a drug and alcohol treatment...
