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Bringing Summer Learning to Scale: Promising Approaches & Lessons Learned From OST Systems

2011-11-29T15:00:00+00:00

Presented at the National Summer Learning Association National Conference, November 16, 2011.

Response to ESEA Draft, October 2011

2011-10-21T14:30:00+00:00

CBASS's letter to Chairman Tom Harkin and Ranking Member Mike Enzi, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, contains policy recommendations in seven areas.

Time for Congress to Stand up for Expanded Learning

2011-09-23T18:15:00+00:00

Originally published in the Huffington Post, this essay makes the case for strengthening and expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program.

Response to the Expanded Learning Time Act 2011 (S.1311)

2011-08-30T15:15:00+00:00

This memo to Senator Bernard Sanders contains policy recommendations for the Improving Student Achievement and Engagement through Expanded Learning Time Act of 2011 (S.1311).

Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

2011-08-30T15:00:00+00:00

CBASS's memo to Chairman Tom Harkin, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee contains policy recommendations in nine areas.

NAA 2011 Presentation: Expanded Learning Time: Building Off the Best of After-School Through Policy and Practice

2011-04-15T19:00:00+00:00

Expanded learning time is a strategy to enhance education by increasing the time and expanding the ways students can learn, within and beyond the classroom.

NAA 2011 Presentation: Engaging Older Youth in After-School: Successful Strategies from the Field

2011-04-15T18:45:00+00:00

With nearly one-third of incoming 9th graders dropping out of school before they graduate, the need to engage and sustain more young people through high school and post-secondary success is urgent. High-quality after-school and summer programs can bolster young people’s engagement in school and improve their chances to graduate and achieve success in college and careers.

The Role of High School After-School in Supporting Student Success - Webinar Presentation

2011-03-17T19:00:00+00:00

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This webinar explored promising out-of-school time strategies to engage older youth and support them through high school and into college.

Frontiers in Urban Science Education (FUSE) Resource Guide

2010-06-02T14:15:00+00:00

This resource guide offers strategies to advance informal science education in after-school.

ASAP Toolkit

2010-03-12T17:30:00+00:00

This toolkit contains strategies for developing a high-quality apprenticeship experience for high school youth.

ASAP Cross-City Report

2010-02-26T19:45:00+00:00

This report details cross-city evaluation findings from the After School Apprenticeship Program (ASAP) in New York City, Boston and Providence.

High School Fact Sheet

2010-02-12T22:00:00+00:00

High-quality after-school and summer programs can bolster young people’s engagement in school and improve their chances to graduate and achieve success in college and careers.

Integrating Expanded Learning and School Reform Initiatives: Challenges and Strategies

2010-02-16T20:45:00+00:00

To ensure well-designed expanded learning opportunities take root across the country, this policy brief sets forth a set of six recommendations to address challenges to a broad adoption of expanded learning strategies in school reform initiatives.

Systems Building Challenges for After-School Initiatives: Developing Common Measures of Quality

2009-03-02T14:45:00+00:00

The webinar focused on the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems (CBASS) initiative to identify and track common measures of quality for out-of-school time (OST) programs.

Enhancing School Reform Through Expanded Learning

2009-01-12T15:00:00+00:00

A new report aims to further the conversation of how school reform and improvement strategies can take full advantage of expanded learning opportunities to promote student learning, development, and engagement.