Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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682NewsHealing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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565NewsFrom camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives
Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.
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863NewsIntensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance.
Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssaySchools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?
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806NewsCurbing private equity’s expansion into child care
Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayQ&A: Proposing an education overhaul that links kids to museums, libraries, parks, other community spaces of deep learning
Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.
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867NewsSome states fill the void as post-pandemic federal after-school program funds disappear
Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.
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652NewsIs your state reporting child care deaths, serious injuries and abuse?
States are required to report this data by federal law, but some do not.
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847NewsTesting AI’s pluses and minuses in after-school programming
A relative handful of tech-forward afterschool programs are beginning to fully embrace AI.
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1.1KGrantsSan Diego region summer learning program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Summer Learning, OST, Disadvantaged Students, San Diego | Amount: $30,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Jan. 9, 2024
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1.3KNewsBe Loud Studios turns kids into DJs, amplifying their voices across New Orleans
Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.
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1.4KNewsPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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906► ReportsHow states are using ESSER funds to strengthen high-quality out-of-school time learning
A report discusses the different ways states are using ESSER funding for OST improvement.
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981NewsWhere to find free summer meals for kids
Free meals are available for children this summer in over 30 states.
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1.2KNewsNew BMX program teaches North Tulsa kids about bikes, racing and resilience
Without R.I.S.E., “nobody would know that BMX is like a real sport,” Salomon said.
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2.0KNewsSummer camps are booming, fueled by largest single federal funding windfall
Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.
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6.2KNewsWill California’s promise of ‘the largest preschool program in the country’ meet expectations?
Will it close the educational achievement disparities between poor and comparatively well-off children?
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844NewsNonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.
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1.3KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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2.1K► NewsmakersJermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR
Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.
