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Upcoming Events:
April 7 – 9
Coalition for Community Schools National Forum
Coalition for Community Schools
Philadelphia, PA
April 7 – 9
National Partnership for Educational Access Annual Conference
National Partnership for Educational Access
Baltimore, MD
April 7 – 10
National School Social Work Conference
School Social Work Association of America
St. Louis, MO
April 11 – 13
National Conference on Family Literacy
National Center for Family Literacy
San Antonio, TX
April 19 – 21
National AfterSchool Association (NAA) Convention and Afterschool for All Challenge
National AfterSchool Association and Afterschool Alliance
Washington, DC
April 19 – 21
National City Afterschool Summit
National League of Cities
Washington, DC
April 21 – 23
Urban Soccer Symposium
U.S. Soccer Foundation and the Urban Soccer Collaborative
Washington, DC
April 23 – 25
Global Youth Service Day
Youth Service America
National
April 28 - May 1
BOOST (Best of Out-of-School Time) Conference
BOOST Collaborative
Palm Springs, CA
April 30 - May 1
AERA Annual Meeting
American Educational Research Association
Denver, CO
June 4
Power Up With Science After School
TASC
Queens, NY
JOBS
Special Assistant to the President (PDF, 35 KB)
The After-School Corporation
New York, NY
Policy Coordinator (PDF, 32 KB)
The After-School Corporation
New York, NY
Program Coordinator/Educator
Henry Street Settlement
New York, NY
Teaching Artist (Music Production)
Harlem Children's Zone
New York, NY
Part-Time Youth Worker, Service Learning Program
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
Brooklyn, NY
Please visit the TASC Web site for all of TASC's job opportunities and the TASC Job Bank for job openings in the after-school field.
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Strengthening 21st Century Community Learning Centers
The US Department of Education is proposing changes to the major federal funding stream for after-school programs, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21stCCLC), as Congress considers re-authorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. TASC recommends the following to policymakers:
• Ensure that 21stCCLC funding continues to support a variety of academically enriching, engaging, hands-on learning opportunities delivered by community organizations based on community needs and interests.
• Maintain the federal-to-state formula program and the state infrastructure that supports quality through professional development, technical assistance and accountability systems.
• Increase accountability for measurable program achievements.
• Ensure that both school districts and non-profits, including intermediaries, are eligible to be lead applicants so that low-income students in every community – rural, urban, or suburban – can attend programs tailored to their needs.
• Make evidence of strong partnerships between schools and community organizations a priority criterion for funding.
• Increase funding to meet demand.
Learn more about 21stCCLCs and read TASC's full position paper here.
WHAT'S LUCY READING?
TASC President Lucy N. Friedman catches you up on her list of must-reads:
"Eyeballs in the Fridge: Sources of Early Interest in Science" is the irresistible title of a recent International Journal of Science article by Robert H. Tai and Adam V. Maltese, who teach science education at the University of Virginia and University of Indiana respectively. Mr. Tai and Mr. Maltese interviewed 76 scientists and graduate students to determine how they first became interested in science.
They discovered that 65 percent developed that interest before they reached middle school. The article describes how one young girl brought home an extra pair of cow eyes from a school dissection project. Her mother screamed in horror when she found them in the refrigerator. "From that point," the female scientist recalled, "I started to really love science."
See more of Lucy's picks >>
LEGISLATIVE WATCH
State budget negotiations continue in Albany, as the State Senate and Assembly have released competing resolutions on next year's budget. Both the Assembly and the Senate budget resolutions restore funding at varying levels for Advantage After School and the Summer Youth Employment Program, which the Governor has proposed to cut. The Governor proposed to eliminate funding for comprehensive Advantage After School programs for more than 9,000 kids, and to make deep cuts in the program that supports summer jobs for high school students.
New York City has already proposed to close 33 after-school programs and 31 middle school summer programs supported by its Out-of-School Time (OST) initiative at the end of this school year. We now believe it is likely that more daily, comprehensive after-school programs operated by community organizations in New York City schools will lose their city support for the upcoming school year. Having already asked City agencies to cut spending for next year by 8 percent, the City's Office of Management and Budget this week asked all City agencies to reduce next year's budget by another 7.2 percent. Agencies – including the Department of Youth and Community Development, which oversees OST – are expected to submit their proposed cuts on April 7.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Run for Something Better School Awards
Deadline: April 15
These $2,000 grants support schools that want to establish a school-based running program or expand an existing one. The running program can be conducted in physical education class, during recess, before school or after school.
Make a Powerful Difference Contest
Deadline: April 21
Pine-Sol will award grants of up to $10,000 to women who are working to improve their communities. Applicants must submit essays to explain how they are making a difference.
Afterschool Innovator Awards
Deadline: April 23
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are seeking nominations for innovative after-school programs that serve middle school students. Awardees will be featured in a special edition of Afterschool Alliance Issue Briefs and will receive $5,000 to support their programs.
Art and Culture in Schools
Deadline: April 30
Target offers $2,000 grants to schools and nonprofits that provide arts and cultural experiences for children. Programs must have a curriculum component.
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth Program
Deadline: June 10
The National Endowment of the Arts offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and skills in the arts. Projects may take place in school-based or community-based settings and should serve children and youth between the ages of 5 and 18.
For the most up-to-date funding opportunities, be sure to visit the Youth Funders Database.
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