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Twitter Chat: #SummerSTEM

2012-05-16T14:15:00+00:00

Join the Coalition for Science After School and special guests on May 17, 4-5PM EST.

New York’s Children Shouldn’t Pay the Price

2012-05-07T13:30:00+00:00

An editorial in The New York Times urges the Mayor and City Council to protect critical learning opportunities for thousands of New York City kids.

NYSAN: Systems-Building

2012-05-04T15:15:00+00:00

Systems goals and outcomes for NYSAN Regional Networks

National League of Cities

2012-05-04T15:00:00+00:00

Municipal Leadership to Build Citywide Afterschool Systems

Regional Network Symposium Agenda

2012-05-04T14:45:00+00:00

Regional Network Symposium Agenda

Devastating Cuts to NYC After-School

2012-05-03T18:00:00+00:00

The OST system could fall from its peak of serving 60,000 elementary and middle school students after school in 2009, to just 27,000 next year.

Global Learning Policy Brief

2012-05-03T15:30:00+00:00

Global Learning Policy Brief- 2012

National Alliance of Black School Educators Annual Conference

2012-04-26T15:00:00+00:00

The 40th Annual Conference of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) will feature workshops, over 300 exhibits, and networking opportunities with other members and friends of the nation’s premier association of African American educators.

Super Saturday STEM Expo

2012-04-26T14:15:00+00:00

Super Saturday is a one day expo in NYC, designed for youth and families, featuring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) demonstrations, hands-on activities and exhibits led by organizations and public school students.

TCETC 2012: Teachers College Educational Technology Conference

2012-04-26T14:00:00+00:00

This conference will serve as a multi-disciplinary forum to discuss and exchange information on the research, development and applications of emerging technologies in PK-12 classrooms, at home environments and after-school programs, distance learning settings, higher education and corporate learning environments.

Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grants

2012-04-23T16:30:00+00:00

Are you a teacher, a school administrator or a service-learning coordinator in a K-12 public school, or staff in a community-based organization working in a K-12 public school? Grants are available for programs enhancing student achievement through service-learning in K-12 public schools. Programs should address a significant community need and connect to school-required academic standards, learning goals and/or skills and require a 12 to 14 week Semester of Service™.

Young Publishers Grants

2012-04-23T16:30:00+00:00

Young Publishers grants are designed to help high school students and advisers learn the skills required for success in newspaper publishing through the development of a business plan. To accomplish this, students and advisers must interact with and be mentored by volunteers from the local newspaper as the business plan is crafted.

In order to receive a grant, a high school must:

Agree to start and document a business‐side development program;
Demonstrate that its student newspaper is either struggling to exist or has ceased to exist;
Have a high proportion of minority students OR be located in and draw its students from a rural area.

Applications for the Young Publishers grant are accepted on a rolling deadline and must be submitted at least five weeks before the program starts.

Get Ur Good On

2012-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

Youth ages 5-25 who seek to make a positive impact their communities through service are eligible to apply for a grant to support youth-led projects. Projects must address a demonstrated community need or issue and take place during June, July and/or August 2012. Grantees will receive project support along with necessary funding to turn ideas into reality.

Applicants must have a mentor to help throughout the project. Applicants under 18 must also have their parent/guardian's permission to apply.

Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children

2012-04-12T14:30:00+00:00

Applications are requested from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children 0-21 years of age.

Specific targeted areas of research include:

Biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological, lifestyle factors, environmental, social, economic, institutional and cultural and family influences;
Studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and
Studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings.

It Takes A Community To Sustain ELT Reforms

2012-04-04T02:45:00+00:00

Lucy Friedman responds to a new report on expanded learning from Education Sector.