Youth Today
All posts tagged "OST"
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3.2KOpinionShifting from systems to ecosystems thinking: Why does it matter?
Looking at the full OST learning ecosystem could reveal less costly, more sustainable options.
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2.1KOpinion
A brilliant solution to empowering the youth workforce
Funders are finding innovative ways to respond to inequities borne by the youth workforce.
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3.3KNewsCan affordable housing make the “low-pay, low-opportunity” afterschool field fairer for workers?
“Workers in these spaces are undervalued,” said University of Minnesota professor Dale Blyth.
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1.6K► ReportsA national call to action for summer learning: How did states respond?
A report discusses how states used unprecedented summer learning federal funding after the pandemic.
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5.6KNewsHow after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state
The Satanic Temple has filed suits seeking the same rights afforded to Christian groups.
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1.0KGrantsAffordable housing child and youth services support program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Well-being, Housing, Early Education/Care, Afterschool/OST, Youth Services | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: Aug. 18, 2023
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1.4K► ReportsHow states are using ESSER funds to strengthen high-quality out-of-school time learning
A report discusses the different ways states are using ESSER funding for OST improvement.
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2.1KOpinion
New pathways toward school and community crossings
Guides can help youth access opportunities and become active players in their community.
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2.8KNewsQ&A: Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska CEO Jen Patronas on what it’s like to run an afterschool program in the Arctic
Selawik, Alaska, is a Iñupiat Eskimo community where generations have survived off the land.
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2.3KNewsNew BMX program teaches North Tulsa kids about bikes, racing and resilience
Without R.I.S.E., “nobody would know that BMX is like a real sport,” Salomon said.
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3.6KNewsSummer camps are booming, fueled by largest single federal funding windfall
Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.
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1.8KNewsNonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.
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2.6KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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3.7K► NewsmakersJermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR
Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.
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1.5K► ReportsSkills for success: developing social and emotional competencies in out-of-school-time programs
A new report discusses how OST programs can effectively incorporate SEL instruction and practices.
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2.6K► NewsmakersNational AfterSchool Association names 2023 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders
17 out-of-school time professionals from across the country were chosen.
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2.2KOpinion
Adults need calming rooms, too
The solution to uncomfortable conversations is to expand the discussions, not shut them down.
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5.0KNewsPublic school districts move into the affordable housing business
Teacher salary: $52,000. Median home price: Nearly $500,000. Solution: District-sponsored affordable housing.
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3.7KOpinionHiring part-time, temporary staff to work with youth isn’t okay any more
We did something revolutionary with our two newest job postings in our youth program: offered them as full-time, year-round positions.
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1.5KNewsMove on from COVID? Childcare disruptions continue
Forty-seven. That's how many days of childcare Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old missed last year.
