Youth Today
All posts tagged "afterschool"
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Opinion
Youth Philanthropists Are Achieving a Lot With a Little Money
Most folks know of Margaret Mead's quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world ..."...
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Opinion
Chess Saved Me From Life of Crime, So I Teach It to Tough Kids
I’m in the business of playing a game with young people. Let me clarify that. I’m in the business of not only...
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3.0KNewsStudent Reporting Labs Teach Youth to Report News About Community Issues
When PBS NewsHour aired last week, the show included a story about Mighty Greens, a youth-led gardening cooperative in Washington, D.C. Not...
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2.3KNewsSeminal After-school Report Marked a Pivot Point in Working with Youth, Creators Say
When Jane Quinn walked into the gleaming conference room at the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1990, its wide bank of...
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4.2KNewsVideo Project Brings Together Urban and Rural Teens, Teaches New Skills
When James Hatfield, 17, left Campbell County, Tenn., to travel to the Bronx, New York, six months ago, he was nervous...
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1.4KGrantsGreater-D.C. Region Youth in Poverty Development Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Education, Mentoring, Afterschool | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2019 | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000
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► Newsmakers
Jane Quinn of Children’s Aid & Nat’l Center for Community Schools Steps Down to Pursue Doctorate Degree
Jane Quinn, the vice president for community schools at the Children’s Aid in New York City and director of its National Center...
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5.6KNewsHow to Teach STEM and Have Fun With Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
When the cereal box slid down and dumped its contents in the toilet, the eighth graders cheered. They had successfully built a...
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11.6KOpinionHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
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11.5KNewsTransportation a Barrier to After-school Programs
What if a student wants to go to an after-school program but doesn’t have a ride? It’s an issue faced by most...
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3.0KNewsBryan Stevenson’s Message to Youth Workers: Change Narrative for Kids
At the end of April, Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Institute opened a striking museum and a memorial to 4,400 victims of lynching...
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News
Youth Violence Shows How Necessary After-school Is, NAA Leaders Say
When NAA President and CEO Gina Warner stepped to the podium at lunchtime Tuesday at the National Afterschool Association Convention, she had...
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News
Despite DeVos Claim, Data Show Effectiveness of After-school Programs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday repeated the Trump administration's claim that no data shows after-school programs to be effective.
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6.0KNewsAfter-school Professionals Find New Ideas, Resources, Messages at NAA Convention
ATLANTA — About 1,800 after-school professionals attended workshops on social and emotional learning, effective approaches to STEM, creating high-quality programs and many...
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4.3KOpinionHow Closing My Competency-based School Led to Learning What Works
I closed the doors to Missouri’s first competency-based high school after just three years. Our school, based in St. Louis and on...
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Grants
Disadvantaged Middle School Youth Out-of-School Time Program Support Grants
Subject: Education, Out-of-School Time, Afterschool, Summer Learning | Deadline: Jan. 26, 2018
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3.0KNewsEx-Big Brother, Little Brother Team for Power Up, Providing Martial Arts, Mentoring
At a martial arts gym in Atlanta, kids sit in a semicircle around their sensei. He talks to them about persistence, about...
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2.9KNewsOhio’s Before- and After-school Project Link Wants to ‘Make Our Program More Professional’
Nora Gajewski is site coordinator at the Bassett Elementary school for Project Link, the before- and after-school program at the Westlake K-12...
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Grants
Afterschool Youth Digital Learning Center Program Grants
Subject: Education, Technology Education, STEM, Afterschool | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.6KNewsAfter-school Programs Have Role to Play in Reducing Bigotry, NAA Says
In the wake of hate crimes that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, adults who work with youth need to be equipped to...
