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| Global Kids to Offer Free Summer Institute for Educators |
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| In response to the growing interest from educators in the work of Global Kids and in bringing critical international issues into afterschool programs, Global Kids will hold its first ever summer institute for teachers and youth workers. This program, which will be offered at no cost, will train a group of approximately twenty people to incorporate Global Kids’ methodology and approach into their own curricula so as to better engage their students in substantive learning about international affairs and civic engagement. |
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| President’s Council Thanks Youth Volunteers |
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| On April 28, more than 40 nonprofit and government organizations joined forces with the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, USA Freedom Corps, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW), and the Corporation for National and Community Service to celebrate National Volunteer Week and the commitment of America’s youth to volunteer service. |
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| Study Links Afterschool to Improved Literacy |
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| A newly released study of an eight-year, $58 million afterschool initiative to improve the educational performance of low-achieving students in five California cities finds “pronounced gains in achievement for a range of students” resulting from high-quality literacy programming.
Researchers from the nonprofit Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) studied afterschool programs participating in “Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning,” (CORAL), supported by the James Irvine Foundation. The studied programs serve more than 5,300 students, most in elementary school, in low-performing schools in Fresno, Long Beach, Pasadena, Sacramento and San Jose. More than half were designated English learners and 89 percent were recipients of free or reduced-price lunch. |
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