Youth Today
All posts tagged "afterschool"
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2.9KNewsYouthprise And Students Win Lawsuit, Gain Jobless Benefits For Minnesota Teens
Walter Cortina, a high school student in Minneapolis, doesn’t work merely for pocket money. Last spring, at age 17, he was supporting...
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5.1K► ReportsMany Fewer Kids In After-school Programs Despite Greater Need, America After 3 PM Report Finds
The widening gap between rich and poor in America — even before the pandemic — is shown in a new report on...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow I Helped My High School Service Club Find A Way To Keep Helping
The Helping Hawks Club members have invested their time since 2011 feeding the homeless (a major draw to the club), spending lunchtime...
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2.2KNewsHow The Differing Sense Of Community In Florida, Italy Affects Children: New Book
Stell Simonton recently talked with Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, author of “The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children’s Rights.” Woodhouse,...
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2.0KNewsMiddle School Students In Virginia Take Part In Worldwide Hour Of Code
Three afternoons this week — Computer Science Education Week — students at Rocky Run Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, are gathering...
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2.3K► ReportsIntegrate SEL By Focusing On Strong Relationships In Diverse Environment, Report Says
How do youth organizations and schools integrate social and emotional learning into their full range of activities? How do they also respond...
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayTeaching After-school Online? How To Effectively Support SEL
MIA STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK Quarantine has a very isolating effect on the world. There is a lack of social interaction, many days in pajamas...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayPrepare Instead Of Repair For Equity, Inclusion In OST
Equity and inclusion cannot be buzzwords that are conveniently used reactively to convey a message, apply for funding, be included for some...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayHow To Chart An Anti-oppression Path For Your Youth Organization
As difficult as it may seem, there is a more equitable, anti-oppression path forward for youth-centered organizations. An anti-oppression organizational orientation recognizes,...
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1.8KNewsBill Seeks ‘Pandemic Funding’ For 21st Century After-school Programs
As Congress considers a spending bill with behind-the-scenes negotiations this week, many youth-serving organizations hope for an injection of cash into out-of-school...
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2.0KNewsMore After-school Suppers Are Key Support For Food-insecure Households, Report Says
More kids in after-school programs are getting an evening meal through the program, according to a recent report from Food Research &...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayHow To Create Inclusive Space For Campers, Youth In OST Programs
The recent wildfires in California have been relentless reminders of these extraordinary times. Working for a nonprofit supporting camps and out-of-school time...
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2.0K► ReportsWallace Project: School Districts, After-school Partners Learn How To Teach SEL Together
In 2016, six school districts in the United States partnered with after-school coordinating organizations in their cities to foster social and emotional...
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2.0KNewsMontana Nonprofit Helps School District Graduate High Percentage Of Homeless Students
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of several articles in an occasional series about the intersection of OST and students experiencing homelessness.)...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow To Supervise Your Staff During Times Of Great Change
The way youth workers do their work has shifted sharply since spring. For some, this means a shift to connecting youth and...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayCommunity Learning Centers Can Pick Up Where ‘Learning Pod’ Solution Falls Short
HALFPOINT/SHUTTERSTOCK Not so long ago, the word “pods” conjured images of body snatchers invading our communities or herds of marine mammals. Today,...
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2.0KNewsStevens Initiative Connects Young People Across Cultures, Aims To Build Global Knowledge
In 2016 students in several of Chicago’s least affluent public schools struck up an online connection with students in Casablanca, Morocco. Together...
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2.3KNewsIthaca Children’s Garden, Schools, Toolkit Show How To Get Kids Outdoors For ‘Happiness And Joy’
An out-of-school time organization, Ithaca Children’s Garden, has partnered with the Cornell University Master’s of Public Health program and eight elementary schools...
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1.5KNewsMillion Girls Moonshot Wants To Attract More To STEM Career
Girls in after-school programs across the country will have a chance to speak directly to astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli Friday at 3 p.m....
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2.2KNewsHow San Francisco Supports Its Neediest Kids In Virtual Learning
When Maria Su walked into the Tenderloin Recreation Center in San Francisco recently, she saw kids from different schools sitting at desks...
