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News & EventsCondition of Education Looks at Changes in the Cost of Nonparental ChildcareBetween 2001 and 2016, childcare cost rose nearly 50 percent or more for children under six years old not yet enrolled in kindergarten, according to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics. In 2016, center-based care was ... Read more >Schools Add New Sports to Appeal to More Students and Keep Them ActiveLanding a big fish. Finding a hidden checkpoint. Mastering a video game. Snagging a flag. These – not grand slams, hat tricks or game-winning touchdowns – count as the big “plays” in the nontraditional sports that high schools are adding to ... Read more >Quality Out-of-School Time Programs Help Keep Youth on Track for SuccessWhile everyone can understand why additional learning time is important, there is a larger societal impact that many people may not be aware of. According to the Department of Defense, more than 70 percent of 17- to 24-year-olds in California ... Read more >Reading, Writing and Arguing: Can a Summer of Big Questions Push Students to College?Columbia University’s 10-year-old Freedom and Citizenship program is aimed at introducing promising minority, immigrant and low-income New York City teens to an intense, highbrow college life that few in their families or neighborhoods have ... Read more >A Summer Program Uses the Arts to Combat the Achievement GapAround the country, most elementary school students’ math and reading abilities stop progressing over the summer, and kids from low-income families are particularly at risk of slipping backwards. While students of all socioeconomic classes tend ... Read more >More Articles...
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Highlighted Resources5 Ways to Build Real Teacher-Student Connections for the Year Ahead Too Many Teens Turned Away: Strengthening and Expanding Summer Jobs 5 Reasons Why Social-Emotional Learning and Afterschool Are the Perfect Match The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs The Flexibility of Computational Thinking
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