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Stephanie Abraham – Teachers College Record, 2025
Background: Situated in urban Philadelphia, Autores Fuertes was part of a network of nonprofit community writing centers that provided a free afterschool writing academy for children ages 7 to 17. With a full-time lead educator and assistant educator, alongside several volunteer community educators, this center promoted itself as a…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Community Programs
Salome Thomas-EL – ASCD, 2025
Principal Salome Thomas-EL is "crazy about the kids" in his school. He's "curious about them and the lives they lead" at home and in the community. He is committed to being a "consistent adult" they can rely on and to maintaining a "culture of love and support for every child." In this inspirational and…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Influence, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Needs
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Gabrielle Strittmater; Jake Simms; Alyssa Trad; Jules Woolf; Kevin Andrew Richards – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2025
The Young Olympians Program was developed to further a partnership between a university and the local Boys and Girls Club in central Illinois. The program was developed to improve youth participants' academic efficacy and social and emotional learning, while also engaging them in physical activity. This article shares the project-management stages…
Descriptors: After School Programs, School Community Programs, Youth Programs, Self Efficacy
Brie Chapa; Dan Marlin; Grant Sim; Nathan Werley; Alison Wineberg; Jake Wilson; Jenell Holstead, Contributor; Kiley Smith, Contributor; Keara Ryan, Contributor – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has administered the federally-funded Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant program, also known as Title IV, Part B, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) since 2002. The purpose of the program is to create community learning centers that provide students with…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, 21st Century Skills
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Chynar Amanova; Judith Dymond – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2025
It is important that teens are exposed to STEM education both through formal and informal learning opportunities. STEM cafés are an instance of the latter. Within an informal setting, teen science cafés can significantly enhance teens' view of the importance of science in their lives, positively influencing teens' understanding of science in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Adolescents, Relevance (Education)