Afterschool
Make Time for Mentoring
I want to say thank you, Michelle Obama, for bringing the subject of mentoring to the top of the daily news feed. Recently, the first lady launched a program that pairs some of the most powerful women in the country – those working for the White House – with teenage girls from local public and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Literacy in Afterschool
Our kids can’t read. Across the country teachers, parents, employers, and policy makers agree that our kids are drastically unequipped with the literacy skills they need to succeed in higher education and the workplace. The school day is not long enough to develop many key literacy skills – including forging a deep connection to and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )What’s Next for High School Students?
In September, as I travelled around the country visiting elementary schools, I blogged about the correlation between third grade reading levels and attendance. Now, back in the thick of our work in Philadelphia, particularly at the high school level, I am confronted with the disconnect between what our students learn in school and what employers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )What School Day?
As a member of the C.S. Mott Foundation’s Time, Learning and Afterschool Task Force I was part of creating a report, “A New Day for Learning”, that asks the questions: How can we ensure that children see the world as a place of wonder? How can we nurture and develop children’s natural talents in extraordinary [...]
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