Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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2.6KOpinionWeissberg 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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4.2KFrom 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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1.7KOpinionUniting in defense of the ecosystem
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding.
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2.0KOpinionInvesting 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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2.0KFrom 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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2.2KOpinionCan 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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2.7KFrom 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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2.2KNewsAmeriCorps’ 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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2.1KNewsIn 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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1.7KOpinionYoung 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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1.2KOpinionTransformative 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.
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1.8KNewsFederal judge prevents Trump administration’s cuts to AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps volunteers work in schools, health facilities, food banks, homeless shelters and veterans’ facilities.
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2.4KOpinionQ&A: From summer slide to summer glide — Blending learning, engagement and fun
Brodrick Clarke's interview focuses on the connection between learning and development.
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2.4KNewsOut-of-school programs play an outsized role in child development
New research shows that OST programs are more important than policymakers and parents realize.
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1.7KOpinionIn learning ECOsystems OST must be a champion of positive youth development
OST and youth development are not interchangeable. One is about place, one about approach.
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2.4K► ReportsThe future of youth development: Building systems and strengthening programs
A report examines the effectiveness of OST programs, identifies improvements, and outlines future research.
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2.7KNewsA 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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1.7K► 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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1.8KOpinionSchool 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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4.0K► Newsmakers
Every Hour Counts adds 14 new members
This brings the network’s total membership to 40 communities across more than 20 states.
