Afterschool Programs

Astoria Characters: The Play Mommy

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Sylvia Ramsaywak, Astoria, Serious Fun, Serious Fun After School Program, Motherhood, Astoria Characters, Afterschool-Programs, New York News

Sylvia Ramsaywak attends to more than 150 students in her Serious Fun after-school programs at P.S. 85 and P.S. 234. Sylvia modeled Serious Fun after the things she liked to do after school when she was growing up in Alaska.

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Spreading Success: The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project

Jodi Grant | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Education News, Philanthropy, Public Schools, Extended Learning Time, School Reform, Expanded Learning Time, Afterschool Programs, Community-Based Organizations, Expanded Learning, Education News

We've learned a lot over the years about how our kids learn best. But putting that knowledge to work in our communities and classroom isn't always as easy as it sounds.

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Back to the Basics, Indeed: A Brief Overview of Education Research

Elaine Weiss | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Education, Early Childhood Education, Charter Schools, Merit Pay, Health Care, Afterschool Programs, Education Reform, Education News

There is more than enough heated rhetoric about "evidence-based" initiatives in education. Turn down the burners, however, and the research appears quite a bit clearer.

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The Proof Behind Expanded Learning

Lucy Friedman | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Expanded Learning, Opportunity, School Reform, Achievement, Community Schools, Extended Learning Time, Expanded Learning Time, Community-Based Organizations, Afterschool Programs, Education News

The Expanding Learning and Afterschool Project is a 50-state initiative that gives educators easy and direct access to research and promising practices that can help them use time beyond the conventional school day most effectively for learning.

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Stay Late and Graduate?

Stu Semigran | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Alvaro Cortes, Los Angeles Unified School District, Crime, Los Angeles, Arianna Huffington, Afterschool-Programs, Los Angeles Schools, Impact News

For with so many of our young people dropping out comes a rise in crime, teenage pregnancy and other risky activities that place a burden on society. The perpetual challenge we are all facing now more than ever, is how can we keep students in school?

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Afterschool Program Helps Students Climb to New Heights

Peak Johnson | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Afterschool Programs, Education News

Tree House Books, a nonprofit organization in North Philadelphia, works to "grow and sustain a community of readers, writers, and thinkers" through afterschool and enrichment programs.

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Afterschool Programs in Peril

Jodi Grant | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Department of Education, Daycare, After School Programs, After-School Programs, Afterschool Alliance, Afterschool-Programs, Schools, School, Education News

We don't have enough afterschool programs. And many programs are being forced to trim their offerings or close their doors due to the struggling economy and budget cutbacks it has brought.

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Expanded Learning and Sharing What Works

Matthew Boulay | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Education, Summer Learning. Summer School, Afterschool-Programs, Education News

The federal government provides only a small fraction of the public education funds spent by school districts across the country. But its influence far exceeds the dollars provided.

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Kicking Off Kindergarten With Confidence

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Readiness, Friends, Parents-Back-to-School, Barbie, Kids, Children, Afterschool-Programs, Psychologists, Parenting, Students, School, Batman, Kindergarten, Back to School, Parents, Parents News

Preparing a child for the first day of kindergarten is among the most bittersweet tasks of our parental careers.

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Afterschool Program Grows Food, Connections

Peak Johnson | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Philadelphia, Afterschool-Programs, Vegetable Gardening, Gardening, Urban Gardening, Urban Tree Connection, Educational Gardening, Education News

What used to be nothing but a huge parking lot for the Philadelphia Housing Authority has become something much more to a group of residents living in the Haddington section of Philadelphia.

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A Pat on the Back That Will Last a Lifetime

Rhea Perlman | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Afterschool-Programs, Education, Britweek, Los Angeles, Literacy, La's Best, Joy of Reading, Reading Program, Jane Seymour, Impact News

This week I got to hang out at the airport to see off a bunch of hugely excited kids leaving on a trip to London. It's rare that young children are so majorly rewarded for their academic and personal achievements.

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10 Funny Public Service Ads About Serious Issues (VIDEOS)

Posted 06.27.2011

Anyone who's ever had to raise a sensitive or difficult subject knows there's nothing like humor to break the ice. Armed with this approach, the non-p...

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Peaceful Revolution: Afterschool For All

Jodi Grant | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Education, Academic, Children, Kids, Economy, Safety, Afterschool, Food, Schools, Afterschool Programs, Barack Obama, Enrichment, Learning, Healthy Living News

The economic downturn is creating even greater demand for afterschool programs, as families struggle to keep their jobs, take on more hours, or afford basic necessities for their children.

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