Every Hour Counts

Are you a writer and expanded learning policy enthusiast? We're hiring a Communications and Policy Manager to support our national communications and field-building strategy. This is a rare opportunity to work with leaders in the education and expanded learning fields at the city, state, and national levels. Details and application instructions in the link below.

THIS THURSDAY, 11/15, 2:00-3:00pm ET : Join us & @PennHillGroup for our #Midterm2018 Recap! We'll dig into the election results and what they mean for federal education policy, funding, and the expanded learning field. Register here: http://bit.ly/2SGi6HY

The ExpandED Schools STEM team had a full house of 32 after-school educators who learned new lesson plans... ON A SATURDAY. That's how much they believe in young people. New York Hall of Science tested out strong mineral design using wood feltmojis to teach about phenotypes.

What is the opportunity for #SEL in #OST? Read a new Information Age Publishing publication, "Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time: Foundations and Futures," co-edited by American Institutes for Research (AIR)'s Deborah Moroney and Children's Institute - Rochester, NY's Elizabeth Devaney. Bonus: Featuring a chapter co-authored by our own Providence After School Alliance - PASA and Boston After School & Beyond!

From The Wallace Foundation: Today for #ArtsEdWeek, we're dipping into the archives to hear from a few experts who make the case for high-quality #arts programs. #BecauseOfArtsEducation

Can't believe we somehow missed Partnership for Children and Youth talking about summer learning loss on KQED. Have a listen at KQED Forum:

From our partners at The Skillman Foundation : For Detroit, and the state of Michigan, commitment to #inclusion is not a proposition; it is an imperative. #DEI

Helpful tips for families from our friends at Afterschool Alliance: 5 steps to finding a quality afterschool program. #BackToSchool

Our partners at @PrimeTimePBC interviewed community partners, funders & youth to find out why quality #afterschool & #SEL is so important to them. They hope to inspire others in the field to think through their "why." http://ow.ly/2jia30lRRHt

Why does the school day end 2 hours before the work day? Imagine a fluid model in which peer-to-peer learning, longer lunch & break periods, field trips, community partners, & staggered teacher start times contribute to a longer, happier school day.

On supporting immigrant youth in #afterschool: "It is important that the school and afterschool program are safe zones for everyone and all students are given equal rights regardless of their race, gender, religion, status, and/or beliefs."

Do you use #designthinking in your work? Our partners at Youthprise use it as an innovative tool to center #youthvoice. Learn about how they partnered with Three Rivers Park District to use design thinking to build out their teen programming.

During our current disorienting and stressful climate, civics has the potential to empower #newcomer students, while also cultivating powerful #SEL skills. Harvard Graduate School of Education outlines how.

"The challenge now is to move beyond talking about wanting equitable opportunities for kids, and honoring those who have previously fought so hard for equity by joining their courageous efforts to do something about it."

We're loving this data presentation by our partners at Nashville After Zone Alliance demonstrating the difference their programs make in the lives of #Nashville young people! https://nashvillez.org/results/?platform=hootsuite