Call it the achievement gap or the opportunity gap, it adds up to the same thing. Kids from low-income families perform at a lower level in school than their more affluent peers—and much of this gap has nothing to do with their school day…
Why ELOs matter: Closing the opportunity gap
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Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Why ELOs matter: The 6,000-Hour Learning Gap
An Expanded Learning Opportunity—or ELO—is a high-quality afterschool or summer educational experience that takes place outside the context of the regular school day. These hands-on, experiential, enriching chances to learn that build on, but don’t duplicate, what students are learning during the…
Tagged with: after school programs, afterschool, beyond school bells, CLC, elo, summer learning, summer learning loss
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
ELOs: Looking outside the school day for a transformation in education
What if the biggest opportunity for improvement in education happens outside of the school day? National Education reform discussions focus on a search for an elusive magic bullet that will somehow transform the traditional 8am–3pm school day—and eliminate our educational achievement gaps. Decades of experience…
Tagged with: after school programs, afterschool, beyond school bells, CLC, elo
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Happy holidays from Project Everlast Lincoln!
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, Project Everlast councils across the state were able to provide young people in need with holiday care packages and an fun holiday party. The Lincoln council gave away nearly 50 care packages that…
Scaling up: Expanding What Works to create more change for more children
By Mary Kate Gulick, Vice President Everyone loves a new idea. An untested innovation. Something that no one has ever done before. Really, it’s only human nature. But in the business of social change, this fixation on breaking new ground may do more harm than good. The…
Panhandle Partnership honored at UpPour
At UpPour 2014, The Panhandle Partnership for Health and Human Services received the Mike Yanney Community Award for their powerful work on behalf of Western Nebraska’s children and families over the last 15 years. Founded in 1998, the Panhandle Partnership is…
Meet Bryce Bares
Our donors are the power behind the work we do at Nebraska Children. Without them, positive change for children could not happen. Bryce Bares, president of QSR, the company that owns many of Nebraska’s Dunkin’ Donuts franchises reached out the Nebraska Children this summer…
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2014 Prevention Summit brings together statewide leaders
On Friday, November 14, leaders from state government, human services organizations and private philanthropy convened in Lincoln to discuss strategies for more effective child abuse prevention at the annual Prevention Summit. The theme of Friday’s event was promoting healthy relationships…
Project Everlast is collecting for holiday care packages!
For the third year, Project Everlast youth councils will be collecting items and donations for care packages. The councils will assemble, wrap and distribute packages to young people in foster care, or who have just aged out, who don’t have…
Recharge for Resilience: A first-ever conference for home visitors
On October 30, nearly 375 home visitation professionals gathered in Kearney for a full day of education. On this day, they would recharge for resilience, and learn to better care for the families in their charge . . . and for…
Growing the Good Life 