Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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1.8KOpinionOn readiness to change
Katherine Plog Martinez speaks with Arielle Lentz about the importance of youth organizations' readiness to implement science-based youth development.
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2.3KOpinionCollege students can help close the gap between demand and availability for afterschool programs
These collaborations benefit the institutions and partner organizations, the college students serving in these afterschool program roles and local youth.
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7.2KOpinionWhy unconstrained kids need unconstrained ecosystems
Understanding developmental pathways of constrained and unconstrained skills helps realize the importance of learning ecosystems.
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5.3KFrom the FieldUnmet demand for afterschool programs is painfully high: 3 in 4 youth missing out
Middle- and lower-income families struggle to access afterschool programs because of cost, availability and accessibility.
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3.1KOpinionIs the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?
We must recognize the youth development and OST fields as complementary systems that are too important to ignore and essential.
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2.9KOpinionFrom turnover to graduation: Rethinking staff retention
Out-of-school time (OST) program staff have long been seen as transient, fueling high turnover rates which are detrimental to youth development outcomes.
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2.7KFrom the FieldNavigating to next: Making complex pathways clearer with people-powered supports
In a complex economic landscape and postsecondary ecosystem, youth need navigators and postsecondary transition coaches.
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8.1KFrom the FieldAfterschool STEM: Turning curiosity into careers and citizenship
A growing body of evidence shows that high-quality afterschool STEM programs excite and engage youth.
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3.4KFrom the FieldExpanding horizons, essential relationships: The evidence of afterschool impacts
We learn and grow through relationships — and when these are paired with high quality learning and leadership opportunities, real transformation happens.
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3.9KOpinionWeissberg and Durlak’s 18-year-old S.A.F.E model is a sure bet for our current workforce challenges
The SAFE programs had significant effects in almost every outcome area.
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4.7KFrom the FieldQ&A: How service learning, done well, changes lives
Karen Pittman speaks with YSA's Scott Ganske about the current state of service learning.
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1.9KOpinionUniting in defense of the ecosystem
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding.
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2.4KOpinionInvesting in the OST workforce: Dreaming big and starting small
How do we support youth workers to ensure they stay in the OST workforce?
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2.3KFrom the FieldField report: New opportunities to explore extended learning and youth development across the globe
Highlights from the Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA) first annual conference.
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2.5KOpinionCan you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did.
Iceland passed the Wellbeing Act mandating that all youth-field professionals collaborate across sectors.
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2.9KFrom the FieldYoung people shine light on the path forward
Adults must step aside and walk alongside young people as they step up.
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2.9KNewsAmeriCorps’ work with students nationwide in limbo despite halt to federal funding cuts
No relief for hundreds of programs in Republican-led states that sat out the lawsuit.
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2.7KNewsIn Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow
Big Thought provides youth with opportunities to learn how to think and act creatively.
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2.1KOpinionYoung people are telling us what they want: Are you listening?
How does Camp Fire offer young people inclusive programs with purpose, learning and connection?
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1.3KOpinionTransformative summer programs focus on learning love, not learning loss
Summer's the time for experimenting with new activities and building year-round, community-based learning ECOsystems.
