out-of-school time and afterschool – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org Independent, nationally distributed news for professionals in the youth services field. Sat, 25 May 2024 18:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://youthtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/orig-80x80.png out-of-school time and afterschool – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org 32 32 Healing the children of Horse Nations https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/healing-the-children-of-horse-nations/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/healing-the-children-of-horse-nations/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:32:05 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107917

Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.

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From camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/from-camper-to-staff-how-one-camps-mission-changes-lives/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:32:38 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107779

Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.

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Intensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance. https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/intensive-tutoring-is-great-for-academics-now-theres-evidence-it-can-boost-attendance/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/intensive-tutoring-is-great-for-academics-now-theres-evidence-it-can-boost-attendance/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:39:27 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107781

Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.

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Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/schools-can-close-summer-learning-gaps-with-these-4-strategies/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:08:41 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107724

Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?

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Curbing private equity’s expansion into child care https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/curbing-private-equitys-expansion-into-child-care/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/curbing-private-equitys-expansion-into-child-care/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:02:37 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107709

Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.

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Q&A: Proposing an education overhaul that links kids to museums, libraries, parks, other community spaces of deep learning https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/qa-proposing-education-overhaul-links-kids-museums-libraries-parks-community-spaces/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/qa-proposing-education-overhaul-links-kids-museums-libraries-parks-community-spaces/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:30:11 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107653

Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.

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Some states fill the void as post-pandemic federal after-school program funds disappear https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/states-fill-void-pandemic-federal-afterschool-funds-disappear/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:30:05 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107604

Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.

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Is your state reporting child care deaths, serious injuries and abuse? https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/is-your-state-reporting-child-care-deaths-serious-injuries-and-abuse/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/is-your-state-reporting-child-care-deaths-serious-injuries-and-abuse/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:01:57 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107086

States are required to report this data by federal law, but some do not.

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Testing AI’s pluses and minuses in after-school programming https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/testing-ais-pluses-and-minuses-in-after-school-programming/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/testing-ais-pluses-and-minuses-in-after-school-programming/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:32:29 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106975

A relative handful of tech-forward afterschool programs are beginning to fully embrace AI.

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Be Loud Studios turns kids into DJs, amplifying their voices across New Orleans https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/youth-podcasting-program-be-loud-studios-turns-kids-into-djs-amplifying-their-voices-across-new-orleans/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:32:54 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1105028

Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.

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Post-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/post-covid-summer-programs-didnt-boost-kids-academically-but-may-have-helped-anyway/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/post-covid-summer-programs-didnt-boost-kids-academically-but-may-have-helped-anyway/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:58:09 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104795

Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.

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How states are using ESSER funds to strengthen high-quality out-of-school time learning https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/how-states-are-using-esser-funds-to-strengthen-high-quality-out-of-school-time-learning/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/how-states-are-using-esser-funds-to-strengthen-high-quality-out-of-school-time-learning/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:02:32 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103024

A report discusses the different ways states are using ESSER funding for OST improvement.

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Where to find free summer meals for kids https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/where-to-find-free-summer-meals-for-kids/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/where-to-find-free-summer-meals-for-kids/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:32:00 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102489

Free meals are available for children this summer in over 30 states.

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New BMX program teaches North Tulsa kids about bikes, racing and resilience https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/new-bmx-program-teaches-north-tulsa-kids-about-bikes-racing-and-resilience/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/new-bmx-program-teaches-north-tulsa-kids-about-bikes-racing-and-resilience/#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:28:42 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101931

Without R.I.S.E., “nobody would know that BMX is like a real sport,” Salomon said.

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Summer camps are booming, fueled by largest single federal funding windfall https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/summer-camps-are-booming-fueled-by-largest-single-federal-funding-windfall/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/summer-camps-are-booming-fueled-by-largest-single-federal-funding-windfall/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:02:01 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102425

Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.

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Will California’s promise of ‘the largest preschool program in the country’ meet expectations? https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/will-californias-promise-of-the-largest-preschool-program-in-the-country-meet-expectations/ Tue, 02 May 2023 11:02:33 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101758

Will it close the educational achievement disparities between poor and comparatively well-off children?

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Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/nonprofits-scramble-for-help-amid-dearth-of-volunteers/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:58:04 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101652

The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.

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Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/biden-signs-executive-order-to-improve-access-to-child-care/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:58:51 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101634

It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.

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Jermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/jermaine-myrie-named-ceo-of-mentor/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:02:44 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101358

Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.

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Skills for success: developing social and emotional competencies in out-of-school-time programs https://youthtoday.org/2023/03/skills-for-success-developing-social-and-emotional-competencies-in-out-of-school-time-programs/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/03/skills-for-success-developing-social-and-emotional-competencies-in-out-of-school-time-programs/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:02:21 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1100796

A new report discusses how OST programs can effectively incorporate SEL instruction and practices.

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