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Bright Spots in Los Angeles: School Districts Leading the Charge to Solve the Literacy Crisis

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Apr 16, 2025

Families In Schools (FIS)

Despite substantial financial investments in education, millions of California students continue to struggle with reading on grade level, threatening their academic success and future opportunities.

Why We Need to Cultivate America’s Multilingual, Multicultural Assets

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Mar 18, 2025

The Century Foundation and the Children’s Equity Project

There are approximately 430 languages spoken in the United States, making this country one of the most linguistically rich nations in the world. This linguistic diversity is a strength.

High School Students Need Afterschool Programs

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Mar 3, 2025

Partnership for Children and Youth

There is over $4.8 billion for afterschool and summer programs in California from state and federal funds.

Creating Future Educators Paid Teaching Opportunities for High School Students in Afterschool Programs

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Mar 3, 2025

Partnership for Children and Youth

Did you know that the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) can be used to employ high school students to teach and mentor elementary and middle school students in afterschool and summer programs?

Housing Is Working Group: Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community

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Feb 12, 2025

Housing Is

Join us for this virtual Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community convening co-sponsored with the National Summer Learning Association. This conversation is open to past members of this learning community or brand-new interested staff.

Preserving the Federal Role in Advancing Educational Opportunity

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Jan 9, 2025

Bucher, E., Meek, S., Cardona, M., Alexander, B., Soto-Boykin, X., Catherine, E., Williams, C., Jayswal, P., Allen, R.

One of the most cherished founding principles of the United States, equal opportunity for all, is one that has yet to be fully realized for too many Americans.

Improving Mental Health of Student Parents: A Framework for Higher Education

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Jun 1, 2023

Ascend and the Jed Foundation for Ascend

Every May, Ascend recognizes the importance of raising awareness about mental health and the multifaceted ways that it impacts family prosperity and well-being.

Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools, School Year 2022–2023

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May 1, 2023

Food Research & Action Center

During the 2022–2023 school year, there was a significant increase in the number of schools and districts participating in community eligibility, according to FRAC’s latest report, Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools, School Year 2022–2023. This report analyzes community eligibi

Universal School Meals Improve Attendance for Youngest Students

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Feb 17, 2023

Anna Merod for K-12 DIVE

The findings from a Syracuse University study linking universal school meal policies with improved school attendance for young students provides a strong case for expanding free school meals, according to school nutrition and attendance experts.

Seen and Served: How Dedicated Federal Funding Supports the Identification of Students Experiencing Homelessness

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Feb 7, 2023

SchoolHouse Connection and University of Michigan

In the 2020-21 school year, more than 25 million children and youth – roughly half of all elementary and secondary students in the United States – attended schools in school districts that lacked dedicated funding to identify and support students experiencing homelessness.