‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.

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The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.

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Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.

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Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.

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Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.

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Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?

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Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.

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Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.

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Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.

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States are required to report this data by federal law, but some do not.

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A relative handful of tech-forward afterschool programs are beginning to fully embrace AI.

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Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.

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Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.

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A report discusses the different ways states are using ESSER funding for OST improvement.

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Free meals are available for children this summer in over 30 states.

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Without R.I.S.E., “nobody would know that BMX is like a real sport,” Salomon said.

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Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.

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Will it close the educational achievement disparities between poor and comparatively well-off children?

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The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.

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It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.

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