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All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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729Guest 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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652NewsNew 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.
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1.7KTop Headlines: Archives 2014 & EarlierMore Parents Want Summer Learning Programs for Their Kids, Survey Shows
Demand is rising for summer learning programs, according to figures from the Afterschool Alliance. More than half of nearly 14,000 families surveyed...
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843NewsResearcher, After-School Programs Honored
Deborah Lowe Vandell, founding dean of the School of Education at the University of California-Irvine, has been named National Afterschool Champion by...
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1.4KNewsOST Advocates Descend on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Surging demand for out-of-school programs far exceeds supply and advocates are asking lawmakers to boost the budget this fall. The...
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2.1KNewsBoys & Girls Clubs Launches Unprecedented Campaign in Times Square
A countdown in Times Square to 3 p.m. — when the school day ends— is meant to highlight the important role of...
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1.9KNewsFootball Practice of ‘Two-a-Days’ Phasing Out
The competitiveness of football — teams battling rivals, high school teenagers clawing for scholarships — has created a generation of ambitious players...
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1.3KNewsWhere Kids Run the Show: Developing Youth Leaders
A teenager who first encountered the Neutral Zone for gay, lesbian and gender-questioning youth at 15 is now, two years later, on...
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1.6KNewsCarla Sanger — Pioneering After-School Programming
Carla Sanger’s father, Harold Galperin, a beloved principal at Baltimore City’s largest elementary school in the 1950s, taught her some of the...
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704Guest Opinion EssayWhen Sunset Doesn’t Mean the End of the Day
How many organizations do you know that have put themselves out of business — voluntarily? I am acquainted with some that folded...
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2.3KNewsIncreased OST Connections Provide Continued Benefits
One morning in January, 80 teachers, principals and after-school staffers gathered in a large conference room at the Nashville Public Library to...
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1.5KNewsDay Camp ‘Teachable Moment’ Aids Summer STEM Learning
The teachers in an Atlanta summer day camp couldn’t have created a better “teachable moment.”
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1.0KNewsYoung Soccer-Poets Avidly Follow World Cup
As the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks into action, kids in San Francisco will be watching the games on a big screen...
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1.0KNewsMaking Arts Programs Sing
“Engagement in the arts not only allows young people to express themselves and unleash the power of their imaginations, but also can...
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After-school Arts Program Success
The November 2013 Wallace Foundation report, “Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs from Urban Youth and Other Experts,” lists...
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Guest Opinion Essay
The Accordion Effect: Is Quality in Afterschool Getting the Squeeze?
Today, practitioners describe the conditions of working in community youth organizations as stressful, overwhelming and impossible. Such conditions give rise to what...
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615Guest Opinion EssayMaking a Difference in After-school and Out-of-School Time
When you show up to work today, whatever your job or task, remember that on this day you have the conscious opportunity...
