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…
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Why ELOs matter: Closing the opportunity gap
Tagged with: achievement gap, after school program, afterschool, CLC, elo, summer learning, summer learning loss
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
Survey says: Summer learning gains ground
New research from the 2014 edition of America After 3PM, the most comprehensive household survey of how students in America spend their after school hours, shows that summer learning programs are strongly supported by parents and that participation in summer…
Tagged with: afterschool, beyond school bells, CLC, elos, summer learning
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Senator Kolowski Honored as an Afterschool Champion at Special Event in Nation’s Capital
Republished from Afterschool Alliance Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Afterschool Alliance last week recognized State Senator Rick Kolowski for his exemplary support for afterschool programs and the youth who participate in them. Sen. Kolowski was named a State Afterschool Champion at…
Omaha’s Gwyn Williams Selected as One of Just 12 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from Across Nation
Washington, DC – The Afterschool Alliance today announced that Gwynette Williams, Program Director of Collective for Youth, has been selected to serve as a 2013-2014 Afterschool Ambassador. She is one of just 12 local leaders from across the country to…
Nebraska has much to celebrate during National School Success Month
By Jeff Cole, Associate Vice President of School-Community Partnerships Every September is national school success month. And we at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation think we have quite a bit to celebrate across the state. Our students are fortunate to live…
Tagged with: afterschool, CLC, collective for youth, STEM, summer school
Posted in Middle Childhood, Uncategorized
Posted in Middle Childhood, Uncategorized
A night at the movies: Standing Up To Poverty
On Tuesday, July 7, more than 80 people gathered at NET’s community room in Lincoln to screen Standing Up To Poverty. This 30-minute filmed was created by Nebraska Loves Public Schools (NELovesPS.org) with a grant from the Sherwood Foundation. It…
Tagged with: afterschool, community learning centers network, education, ne loves ps, net, OST
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
STEM 101: What is it and why it’s the future of Nebraska’s economy
By Jeff Cole We hear a lot about STEM lately. And it’s one of those acronyms that you’re kind of embarrassed to admit that you don’t really understand it. When you hear it, it resonates at some level, but you are…
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