The hours between 3 and 6 pm are a time of opportunity for students. But if they’re not involved in structured, supervised learning, there’s plenty of opportunity for high-risk behavior. Nationally, juvenile violent crimes triple during the 3-6 pm window. During these…
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Why ELOs matter: Reducing the risk from 3-6 pm
Tagged with: afterschool, CLC, elo, summer learning, summer learning loss
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Why ELOs matter: Closing the opportunity gap
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…
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
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
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Learning For The Last Month of Summmer
According to the Afterschool Alliance, less than 25% of Nebraska’s students attend any kind of summer learning program. And the studies are clear – when students suspend learning activities over the summer months, they fall behind. But don’t worry –…
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