Beyond School
Nora Fleming had her fingers in a variety of editorial endeavors at Education Week. She’d been an education reporter for a newspaper in California and held editorial jobs at a number of other publications and organizations. She was also a veteran of multiple out-of-school experiences—both as a participant and an employee. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: after school programs and extracurricular activities.
Education
North Carolina Considers Longer Days With Shorter Years
North Carolina's schools may see some restructuring in their academic calendars this school year if new legislation passed by the General Assembly is signed into law by the governor.
Education
Iowa Task Force to Examine Expanded Learning Time
Sixteen members have been named to lead an Iowa task force established to examine how more time and a restructuring of the traditional school calendar could be used to improve student outcomes.
Education
Intermediary Organizations Increasingly Important in OST
Intermediary organizations are valuable in increasing the quality, capacity, and structure of out-of-school programs, says a new report from the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems, a network of intermediary OST organizations.
Education
N.Y.C. Spares After-School Programs
Around 47,000 spots in New York City after-school and child-care programs that were at risk of being cut next year will be saved, according to an article in The New York Times.
Education
L.A. Summer Initiative Promotes Parent Engagement
Recognizing the important role parents play in their children's education, a new initiative just starting in Los Angeles promotes family engagement as a strategy to reduce summer learning loss.
Education
Summer Learning Recognized Today
National Summer Learning Day events are taking place around the country today in recognition of the impact summertime has on children's education.
Education
Walmart Pledges $4 Million for Summer Learning
Five districts will each receive $360,000 for their summer programs, according to the National Summer Learning Association.
Education
Multimedia Programs Reduce Summer Learning Loss
Summer programs that use multimedia may improve student literacy, numeracy, phonics skills, and math vocabulary, according to a study released by WestEd, a nonprofit education research organization.
Education
Horizons Summer Program Expands
An award-winning, six-week summer-enrichment program for disadvantaged K-8 students is expanding this summer.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Tip Sheets Promote Use of Data in After-School Programs
A set of tip sheets released this week by the Wallace Foundation could offer guidance on how to use data to evaluate and improve after-school programs.
Student Achievement
District Uses Pay Incentives to Recruit Summer School Teachers
Would you teach through the summer for the chance at $10,000? That's what the Houston Independent School District is counting on.
Education
It's a Trap! No, It's a Spelling Bee Champion!
14-year-old Snigdha Nandipati won the 85th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee yesterday in Washington.
Student Well-Being & Movement
As Summer Nears, a Unified Anti-Obesity Campaign Emerges
A new campaign from the National Summer Learning Association is aiming to increase the profile of summer-learning groups in the fight against obesity.
Education
$40K in Donations Saves After-School Program in Calif.
An after-school program in California's Lodi Unified School District may stay open for at least another year after district officials were able to come up with more than $40,000 in donations