Youth Today
All posts tagged "after school"
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssaySummer Learning Should Be Nothing Like School: Use Thematic Curriculum
In light of high-stakes testing, children spend much of their in-school time listening to the teacher instruct whole group lessons and then...
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9.8KBook ReviewsOutstanding Insights About SEL in OST in Major Book
“Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time: Foundations and Futures” is the second volume in the “Current Issues in Out-of-School Time” series...
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2.3KNewsAfter-school Program Teaches Immigrant Children and Parents
Two hours after the school day ended, three parents sat in the nearly empty cafeteria at Norton Park Elementary School in a...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayLouisville After-school Programs Get Support From Our Network
Philanthropic organizations and local government have been supporting nonprofit organizations that serve young people in my community for decades. We have dozens...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayWe Students Will Keep Advocating for Background Checks for Gun Sales
In this past year as a student activist for gun safety, I’ve learned that America’s gun problem is a multifaceted issue. Gun...
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4.0KGuest Opinion EssayWhen Children Grieve: 10 Important Points for Youth Welfare Professionals
As youth welfare professionals we have all heard it, “I need to protect my children and not talk with them about their...
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3.7KNewsYoung Atlanta Refugees Build Robotics Along With New Lives
An Atlanta robotics team initially made up of refugee youth has racked up win after win in state and national competitions, successfully...
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3.7K► ReportsA Tool for After-school Providers: Evidence of Impact For a Host of Programs
Looking for funding for an after-school program? Trying to decide what type of program to implement?
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2.5KNewsBasketball Program in NY Goes Full-court Press on STEM
The well-meaning cannot parachute into a minority and marginalized community with a remedy for a systemic problem and expect to be easily...
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4.9KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Help Youth Activists Change the World
I love working with kids and supporting the people who work with kids. If you are reading this, you probably do too....
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2.4KFrom the BureausAfter-school Experts Encourage Program Directors to Help Teens Turn Passion Into Action
Students around the world walked out of school Friday to raise awareness for climate change. This type of collective youth action is...
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayExperiential Learning: How to Teach the 3 Skills Students Will Need for Their Dream Careers — on a Budget
Instead of teaching students the content we think they should know, what if students chose the content based on their passions and...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayAfter-school Programs Too Important, Needed to Be Endangered by Budget Cuts
With the release of President Donald Trump’s budget, summer program and after-school advocates around the country are again gearing up to rally...
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3.6KNewsTrump Budget Would Kill After-school Funding, Leaving Providers Fearful
For the past two years it’s been a rite of spring for Trump to propose killing the program, for advocates to defend...
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4.0KNewsAspen Report Marks Pivotal Moment For Child Welfare: Youth Development Leader
Karen Pittman is the co-founder, president and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment, a nonprofit whose goal is to change the...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayOST: Learn Differences Between Tools to Measure Your Program Quality
What is a high-quality after-school program? What do you expect to see in high-quality programs? As an experienced practitioner, you have likely...
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24.4KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Aging Out of Foster Care Need a Runway, Not a Cliff
Toni should be celebrating. She’s part of a rarified group — the 10 percent of students at four-year public colleges who graduate...
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2.4KNewsGolf Organization Reaches Out to Youth, Partly to Stem Sport’s Decline
Young people who want to play golf can benefit from a nonprofit that will subsidize their play. It’s Youth on Course, a...
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3.6KGuest Opinion EssayCollaboration Between School Districts, Extended-Learning Agencies Creates Holistic Approach to Education
Many of you are well-versed in the fields of education, parks and recreation, and other sectors that serve children. I hope to...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayCamp Staff Can Call National Hotline When Emergencies Strike
Camps and other youth programs are fun, dynamic and fast-paced places, which is part of the reason youth thrive in these settings....
