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Akiva, Thomas; Povis, Kaleen Tison; Martinez, Ani – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Afterschool continues to be promoted as a complementary setting to school for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (for example, Krishnamurthi, Bevan, Rinehart, & Coulon, 2013). This is a reasonable idea: 10.2 million children and youth in the U.S. participate in structured afterschool programs (Afterschool…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Technology Uses in Education
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Afterschool Matters, 2010
"Afterschool Matters" had the opportunity to talk with Sylvia Lyles, Ph.D., program director of the Academic Improvement Programs Group in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. Sylvia works in the out-of-school time and school domains to keep educators' concerns front and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, After School Programs, After School Education, Professional Development
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Wimer, Christopher; Post, Margaret; Little, Priscilla – Afterschool Matters, 2004
Many afterschool programs operated by neighborhood or community-based organizations (CBOs) take place in students' school buildings. Navigating relationships between afterschool programs and their host public schools can be challenging for both parties. At times, tension in such relationships can throw unnecessary roadblocks on the path to…
Descriptors: After School Programs, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship, Community Programs