Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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80NewsA lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors
After-school programs face a grim future with pandemic funding ending and other federal cutbacks.
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241► ReportsPower of us: The youth fields workforce — findings from the National Power of Us Workforce Survey
A report details key findings from a national survey of the youth fields workforce.
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383OpinionSchool libraries are essential ‘third spaces’ for students like me
Libraries are a long unfunded mandate in New York. Let’s change that.
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Every Hour Counts adds 14 new members
This brings the network’s total membership to 40 communities across more than 20 states.
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761► ReportsStitching together the threads: A cross-disciplinary literature review on youth arts and well-being
A literature review explores how youth arts engagement promotes youth well-being.
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860NewsEveryday Hero: Georgia couple’s nonprofit uplifts students through art, community service
ARTportunity Knocks serves schools across Atlanta, providing arts programming and dinner to students.
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1.4KNews‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children
‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.
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1.2K► Reports26-year study of early child care and youth development enrichment opportunity gaps and educational success
The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.
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1.6KNewsHealing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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1.3KNewsFrom camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives
Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.
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1.4KNewsIntensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance.
Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.
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1.5KOpinionSchools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?
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1.4KNewsCurbing private equity’s expansion into child care
Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.
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2.3KOpinionQ&A: Proposing an education overhaul that links kids to museums, libraries, parks, other community spaces of deep learning
Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.
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1.5KNewsSome states fill the void as post-pandemic federal after-school program funds disappear
Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.
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1.2KNewsIs your state reporting child care deaths, serious injuries and abuse?
States are required to report this data by federal law, but some do not.
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1.6KNewsTesting AI’s pluses and minuses in after-school programming
A relative handful of tech-forward afterschool programs are beginning to fully embrace AI.
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1.9KNewsBe Loud Studios turns kids into DJs, amplifying their voices across New Orleans
Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.
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1.9KNewsPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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1.1K► 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.
