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  • Youth Voice & Choice Webinar

    The Youth Voice and Choice Webinar spotlighted the Powered by Youth Voice: Future Directions for Afterschool initiative and youth survey. Additionally, the webinar featured strategies of youth-centered organizations within a range of entities including afterschool and summer learning programs, school districts and city government. Webinar Participants: Hikma Sherka, Every Hour Counts John Weiss, Neutral Zone…

  • Program Funding & Sustainability Webinar: Part Two

    Part Two of the Program Funding and Sustainability Webinar Series focused on Program Sustainability. The webinar provided a definition and framework for sustainability. It also highlighted the role of partnerships for out-of-school time program sustainability with a panel of participants from a range of sectors. Webinar Participants: Hillary Oravec, National Comprehensive Center at Westat Brian Doran,…

  • Program Funding and Sustainability Webinar: Part One

    Part One of the Program Funding and Sustainability Webinar Series focused on Program Funding. This webinar provided an overview of Federal Funds that can be leveraged for Afterschool and Summer Learning. Panelists highlighted program funding strategies and feature afterschool and summer learning program providers, city and district leadership. Webinar Participants: Lucas Held, Wallace Foundation Sean Palmer, EducationCounsel…

  • Engage Every Student: Building Community Connections to Expand OST Access

    In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar we gain an early briefing on the Engage Every Student, a new federal initiative that aims to provide high-quality out-of-school time (OST) learning opportunities for every child who wants to participate. Webinar speakers were representative of the U.S. Department of Education; the National Summer Learning Association; AASA, The School…

  • 5 Ways Cities Can Gear Up For Back-to-School Season

    In this new guest blog for the National League of Cities’ Cities Speak, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlines 5 ways that cities can support the children, youth and families in their communities this upcoming school year.

  • Resources to help you Engage Every Student from wherever you sit

    In this Blog from the Afterschool Alliance, they discuss the recent #EngageEveryStudent Twitter Chat they hosted with initiative partners U.S Department of Education, AASA: The Schools Superintendents Association, Comprehensive Center Network, National League of Cities, and National Summer Learning Association. The twitter chat highlighted what the Engage Every Student initiative is and how groups can become involved, examples of investments…

  • U.S. Department of Education Announces Engage Every Student Initiative to Ensure Every Student Has Access to High-Quality Learning

    On July 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education along with the Afterschool Alliance, AASA – the School Superintendents Association, National Comprehensive Center at Westat, National League of Cities, and the National Summer Learning Association, in allyship with more than 20 national organizations, launched the Engage Every Student initiative designed to ensure that every student who…