All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"

Midterm Elections Could Be Positive for After-school, Youth Protections: Advocates

As the dust settles after the midterm elections, youth advocates are looking at the impact on young people.

afterschool: 2 young women stand in front of white wall with colorful thoughts written on it, holding microphone.

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Atlanta Teens Survey Teens for Lights On Afterschool Event

To kick off its national rally for after-school programs this week, the Afterschool Alliance released survey results showing 89 percent of adults...

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For Youth in Sports, Transgender Means Off the Pitch

Keiran Flynn had just finished his junior year at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., when he decided he was ready to...

After-school People, the Fed Wants to Help You Teach Financial Literacy

After-school programs looking to teach kids financial literacy can find resources in an unexpected place — the Federal Reserve.

OST: Group of businesswomen working together in an office

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‘Career-pathing’ Is How to Retain Millennial After-school Workers, Trainer Says

ATLANTA — Earlier this year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta changed the way it introduced new workers to the...

chess: Woman in brown shirt sits at chess board, surrounded by 3 smiling little girls.

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Chess Teaches Girls Focused Thinking, Chess Girls DC Founder Says

Robin Ramson was a chess player in high school, and she introduced the game to her daughter, Sarah, when she was 4.

Gangs: Colorful mural on brick wall outside says Jobs not Jails Homeboy

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Homeboy Industries Helps Los Angeles Youth Exit Gang Life With Jobs, Therapy

Garry Powers stands on Alameda Street near the North Vignes Street overpass, across from a smoke shop and a Vietnamese restaurant. He’s...

poverty: 4 young people: woman wearing headphone, man holding camera, woman holding microphone up to another man

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Focusing on Grit ‘Distraction’ From Systemic Problems, Says OST Expert Steve Goodman

Steve Goodman’s new book, “It’s Not About Grit: Trauma, Inequity and the Power of Transformative Teaching,” challenges the focus on grit as...

professional development plan: A young Indian Asian woman has a meeting or interview with a Chinese manager in a meeting room during the day. They are professionally dressed and she is smiling genuinely as she speaks.

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OST Training, Professional Development Plans Crucial to Quality

The office always seems to have a louder buzz this time of year. A steady stream of potential candidates pour in and...

balancing work and learning report cover

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► Reports

Balancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low-Income Students

The Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University looks at the unique challenges low-income students face as they work through...

social and emotional learning: student sitting on floor of school hallway against lockers, head buried on knees.

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Replace OST ‘Exclusionary Discipline’ With Better Practices, Report Urges

When school started in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 22, something new happened at five elementary schools. The schools and their YMCA after-school...

summer camp: portrait of 6 children with soccer outside.

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Program Quality Goes to Summer Camp, Where It Belongs

Think about the last time you had a quality customer service experience — was it at a store? On vacation? Over the...

Woman with glasses talks to little girl, both seated at table.

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‘Radically Interactive’ STEM Course Teaches the After-school Teachers

After-school programs are increasingly expected to teach science, technology, engineering and math, but staff often have little training. How do after-school staff...

coaching: Two Businesswomen Working On Computer In Office, one leans over the other.

Coach for Confidence, not Compliance

As I emerge from the train station in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, my senses are overwhelmed with the sights,...

Student Reporting Labs: Young man operates videocam

Student 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...

STEM: In classroom, smiling boy, woman lean over table and work together.

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Science Center Brings STEM Instruction to Rural Arizona After-school Clubs

A science center in Phoenix is bringing training to educators and after-school clubs in rural areas of the state in an effort...

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Why OST Workers Must Disrupt Unhelpful Social Narratives

We used to warn children of “stranger danger” to avoid assault, kidnappings and other horrendous acts. However, we failed them with this...

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Seminal 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...

social and emotional learning: the development of emotional intelligence. child psychology. girl and boy depict different emotions. the girl and the boy draw happy and sad emoticons

Out-of-school Time SEL Prepares Young People for Workforce

The other day, I was speaking with a friend who works in human resources. She was in the process of filling an...

eating disorder: Young skinny woman with ribs sticking out is measuring her waist during diet.

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