Youth Today
All posts tagged "summer learning"
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1.8KOpinionSummer Programming Is Good Opportunity to Teach Cultural Sensitivity
Kyle Kashuv, a conservative, Jewish student who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, made headlines because his admission to Harvard University was...
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2.9KOpinionAfter-school Programming Strengthens Career Exploration
Youth need to participate in active learning opportunities that cultivate their interests and promote positive growth. Youth also need educational experiences that...
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2.5KNewsSouth Dakota YWCA ‘Breakaway’ Provides Services to Youth, Women
A jumble of multicolored wires spilled out of the open side of a computer as Leilani Liggins, 6, dressed in a pink...
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2.9KOpinionSummer Learning Should Be Nothing Like School: Use Thematic Curriculum
In light of high-stakes testing, children spend much of their in-school time listening to the teacher instruct whole group lessons and then...
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1.6KGrantsLA Afterschool and Summer Music, Arts and Cultural Education Program Grants
Subject: Education, Music, Arts, Culture, Afterschool, Summer Learning | Deadline: May 17, 2019 | Amount: Up to $5,000
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3.5KOpinionAfter-school Programs Too Important, Needed to Be Endangered by Budget Cuts
With the release of President Donald Trump’s budget, summer program and after-school advocates around the country are again gearing up to rally...
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4.1KNewsTrump Budget Would Kill After-school Funding, Leaving Providers Fearful
For the past two years it’s been a rite of spring for Trump to propose killing the program, for advocates to defend...
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2.0KNewsShutdown Has Not Affected Most After-school Funding — Yet
Most after-school and summer learning programs are not significantly impacted right now by the partial government shutdown, but there is concern they...
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1.7KGrantsHigh School and Undergraduate Summer Research Education Program Grants
Subject: Education, Research, High School, Higher Education, Summer Learning | Deadline: Sept. 7, 2022 | Amount: Up to $100,000
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2.1KGrantsPreK-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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3.6KOpinionKansas 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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1.7KGrantsMiddle 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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1.7K► 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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4.5KNewsPublic 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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2.6KNewsStart 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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3.1KOpinionSupporting 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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5.3KOpinionHigh-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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1.5KGrantsYouth Summer Learning Program Award Grants
Subject: Summer Learning, Education, Youth Development, Afterschool | Deadline: Dec. 21, 2018 | Amount: $10,000
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4.6KOpinionLeaders 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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1.6KGrantsHigh School Math Summer Program Support Grants
Subject: Education, Summer Learning, High School, STEM, Mathematics | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2018 | Amount: Up to $15,000
