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All posts tagged "summer learning"
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1.9KGrantsPreK-12 Summer Reading Program Grants
Subject: Education, Reading, Literacy, OST, Summer Learning | Deadline: Feb. 21, 2019 | Amount: Up to $3,000
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayKansas City Program Shows How Collaboration Can Boost Summer Learning
About five years ago, a colleague of mine in Kansas City, Mo., told me it was time for a new American summer....
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1.4KGrantsMiddle School Student Out-of-School Time Learning Program Grants
Subject: Education, Afterschool, Summer Learning, OST | Deadline: Jan. 25, 2019 | Amount: $15,000, $50,000 or $100,000
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1.4K► ReportsGetting to Work on Summer Learning
The Wallace Foundation releases the 2nd edition of this report offering comprehensive guidance and detailed recommendations on how to run an effective...
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3.8KNewsPublic Housing Increasingly Place for After-school Programs
Public housing is increasingly taking a role in supporting kids’ education, according to Megan Gallagher, senior research associate at the Urban Institute....
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2.3KNewsStart Your Planning Now for Summer Learning Programs, Wallace Report Says
It’s time to plan your summer learning program! Yes, the holidays are in full swing and summer seems far away, but school...
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssaySupporting Smaller OST Programs Reduces Opportunity Gap, Builds Equity
A good friend of mine, a middle school teacher before going on to earn his Ph.D. in education leadership, once told me:...
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4.5KGuest Opinion EssayHigh-quality Out-of-school Time Programs Are Worthy of Investment
Out-of-school time (OST) programs, offered after school and during the summer, are intended to provide youth a safe space to go with...
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1.3KGrantsYouth Summer Learning Program Award Grants
Subject: Summer Learning, Education, Youth Development, Afterschool | Deadline: Dec. 21, 2018 | Amount: $10,000
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4.1KGuest Opinion EssayLeaders Aren’t Born, They’re Built — at Summer Camp
“Wait. What are we going to do?” The six 12- to 14-year-olds looked at each other as the skies opened up during...
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1.4KGrantsHigh School Math Summer Program Support Grants
Subject: Education, Summer Learning, High School, STEM, Mathematics | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2018 | Amount: Up to $15,000
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayCoach 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,...
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1.2KGrantsYouth Summer Learning Program Grant Award
Subject: Education, Learning, Summer Learning, Out-of-School Learning | Deadline: Nov. 30, 2018 | Amount: $10,000
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2.5KNewsNational Summer Learning Day Features Geeking Out Kids of Color, Foreign Language Programs
The summer learning movement came into being after research in the 1990s showed that the academic gap between affluent and low-income students...
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3.4KNewsVideo Project Brings Together Urban and Rural Teens, Teaches New Skills
When James Hatfield, 17, left Campbell County, Tenn., to travel to the Bronx, New York, six months ago, he was nervous...
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3.0KNewsHorizons Works, Plays With Low-income Kids to Close Summer Opportunity Gap
Children ran and played on a green lawn just outside the glass walls of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta recently, as...
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3.1KNewsHow to Recruit, Retain Kids for Voluntary Summer Learning
Leaders of summer learning programs who are now reaching out to enroll kids often have to deal with a high no-show rate.
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2.7KNewsNJ Teens Learn Job Skills, Get Professional Development at the Nabe
Many afternoons, kids at Morristown High School in Morristown, New Jersey, walk over to Morristown Neighborhood House, affectionately known as Nabe.
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2.5KNewsDon’t Fear Evaluations, Says Operation Shoestring Head in Mississippi
Robert Langford is executive director of Operation Shoestring in Jackson, Mississippi. It offers after-school and summer programs plus offers services directly to...
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3.7KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
