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

Pee Wee Football Concussions in One Queens Community

Photo by Elijah Stewart NEW YORK — Anika Edmund stood shivering on the sidelines of Kissena Corridor Park’s football field on a...

Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Nearly $60M in Federal Funding Restored for OST Programs

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have restored nearly $60 million in federal funding for out-of-school-time (OST) programs serving U.S. schoolchildren. Congress’s decision to restore...

Top Headlines 01/23

Juvenile Justice Presiding judge in West Virginia lawsuit says it has improved juvenile justice system. Florida Senate panel to consider greater oversight...

Top Headlines 01/22

Juvenile Justice Majority of law enforcement leaders view juvenile system as ineffective. View Texas juvenile justice films from the 50s. Helping communities...

Obama Presses Higher Ed to be More Inclusive of Disenfranchised, Challenged and Poor Students

Official photo courtesy the White House. As an effort to increase enrollment numbers and include more low-income students in colleges, President Barack...

Top Headlines 01/16

Juvenile Justice Troubled Georgia YDC loses fifth director in two years. Education Education reform group gives Iowa an F on education policy....

Top Headlines 01/15

Juvenile Justice Give juvenile offenders a second chance. Education Utah group seeks more representation for voters in education issues. Georgia schools doing...

Children As Givers: Teaching Kids and Teens to be Philanthropic

April 20, 2010. People around the world were glued to their TV’s as hundreds of millions of gallons of oil gushed into...

Top Headlines 01/14

In New Workshops for Queens Kids, Fun and Games with a Side of Math and Science

  Ron Callahan, left, coaches students in computer programming and circuitry at his Nov. 26 Raspberry Heights workshop. Photo by Meral Agish.   ...

Top Headlines 01/13

Juvenile Justice New novel features restorative justice. Cuomo calls for change to New York’s juvenile justice laws. Education Alaska legislative listening session...

Computing and Engineering in Afterschool

Top Stories 01/10

Juvenile Justice Missouri part of national trend in juvenile justice reform. Illinois takes “huge step” in reforming juvenile policies. Education Georgia receives...

Top Headlines 01/09

Juvenile Justice Schools sending too many kids to court. Report excoriates Indian Country juvenile justice system. Education Conservative Texas education reform group...

Top Headlines 01/08

Juvenile Justice Victim’s family calls for 11-year-old suspect in attempted murder remain in jail. Education South Carolina governor’s race will focus on...

Out-of-school Time Programs Boost Students’ Computing, Engineering Skills

In the Growing Up Thinking Scientifically after-school program based in Santa Fe, N.M., students design, create and test computer models to examine...

Students Talk About Common Core standards

Creatas / Thinkstock From Newsday: The Common Core academic standards and more rigorous curricula and testing stemming from them are subjects of increased...

Top Headlines 01/07

Juvenile Justice Steubenville rapist released after less than one year. The push for reform in the U.S. Education Iowa conservatives suspicious of...

Top Headlines 1/06

Juvenile Justice Applying juvenile reforms that work to adult detention. Georgia juvenile corrections officers have 57 percent annual turnover rate. Education Kentucky...