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All posts tagged "OST"
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Grants
The Mazda Foundation – Education, Literacy, Environment, Culture, Social Welfare, and Research Grants
Subject: Education, Literacy, Environmental Education, Community Development | Deadline: July 1, 2015 (Applications accepted beginning May 1.)
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610Guest Opinion EssayTime to Give the Quarterbacks of OST a Fat Raise
Until we pay front-line staff as professionals and give them budgets and resources commensurate of what we expect from them, the OST...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Continue to Advocate for Funding for Afterschool Programs
How can we close the gap between public support and public dollars for afterschool? In a word, advocacy.
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayData-Driven Decisions: A Myth or Reality for Out-of-School Time?
The recent economic crisis has intensified challenges throughout the nonprofit sector. Nowhere is the strain felt more than in the field of...
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News
ourBRIDGE Afterschool Program
ourBRIDGE Afterschool Program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of a kind. It serves over 70 refugee and immigrant elementary school aged...
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1.2KNewsUsing Nature as a Springboard to Support English Language Learning
Out-of-school (OST) programs in the San Benito school district and the afterschool teachers are committed to creating a safe, diverse, and welcoming...
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1.4KNewsRelaxed, Hands-on Activities at OurBridge Give English Learners the Practice They Need
Imagine entering a school where you don’t speak the language and you don’t know the culture. It’s an experience shared by nearly...
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1.2KNewsLights On Afterschool Shows What Programs Can Do for Kids, Highlights the Need
Afterschool programs are in the spotlight on Oct. 23, as the fifteenth Lights On Afterschool is celebrated.
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayCan We Talk? The Importance of Conversation at Youth Programs
By practicing conversing with "expert" conversationalists, children quickly learn the pragmatic, or useful, aspects of oral language.
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3.0KNewsReport: Millions of U.S. Children Unsupervised During After-School Hours
Demand for after-school programs far exceeds supply in the United States, particularly among African-American and Hispanic families, a new report says. “America...
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1.2KNewsInterview: US Needs “Rational Policy for Child and Youth Development”
WASHINGTON — Irv Katz comes from a long line of family members who have prided themselves on serving their communities, dating to...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe Impacts of Truancy
Dropping out of school is not a singular event. It is a slow process of disengagement that requires us to look at...
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1.3KGuest Opinion Essay
An Important Life Lesson: The Silver Lining of Afterschool Funding Fights
New York City’s cyclical fights over funding for afterschool programs in the last few years were hard-fought and painful, but there was...
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593NewsStudy: Two Years of Music Education Improves Reading, Speech
Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois believe that musical training plays an important role in educational achievement.
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1.1KGuest Opinion Essay‘Expanded Learning’ a Dangerous Euphemism
A government-fueled fear of inadequacy is turning intelligence into a global competition, funded in a way that threatens to drive youth-centered philosophies...
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711Guest Opinion EssayFinding Common Ground Between Afterschool Practitioners and Funders
It was with great anticipation that I read the “Grantmakers and Thought Leaders on Out-Of-School Time (OST) Survey and Interview Report,” commissioned...
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1.1KNewsAt Higher Achievement, Staff as Well as Students Get Writing Lessons
Academic rigor is the name of the game at Higher Achievement, an after-school and summer program based in Washington, D.C., and serving...
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641NewsNew Directions in OST Funding?
Foundations that fund out-of-school-time (OST) programs have an increased interest in the relation between OST and school reform efforts, according to a...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayHonesty and the Facilitator’s Role in Afterschool Sex Education
Sex education these days looks very different than when I was in high school in the late '90s — and largely for...
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1.2KNewsAfter-School Finds Power and Vision at the Community Level
A report by Afterschool Alliance identifies New Mexico, California and Florida as three of the 10 best states for after-school programs.
