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All posts tagged "afterschool"
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3.0KOpinionSummer 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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1.7KGrantsLA Afterschool and Summer Music, Arts and Cultural Education Program Grants
Subject: Education, Music, Arts, Culture, Afterschool, Summer Learning | Deadline: May 17, 2019 | Amount: Up to $5,000
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2.8KNewsAfter-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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2.4KOpinionLouisville 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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4.3KNewsYoung 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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4.1K► 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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3.1KNewsBasketball 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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2.8KFrom 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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3.6KOpinionAfter-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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4.2KNewsTrump 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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4.5KNewsAspen 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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2.7KOpinionOST: 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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2.8KNewsGolf 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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4.8KOpinionCollaboration 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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2.5KOpinionSocial 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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2.3KNewsFunding 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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2.6K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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3.1KOpinionHigh 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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13.8KNewsSophisticated 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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4.5KOpinionSocial 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...
