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Email: Jennifer Friedlin
Director of Communications
jfriedlin@expandedschools.org

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• Video: Inside ExpandED Schools

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  •  ExpandED Schools at a glance (PDF, 971 KB)

   

   

   

   

  Featured Press Releases

  EXPANDED SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES THAT SASKIA TRAILL HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  

  ExpandED Schools announced today that Saskia Traill has been appointed the organization's new President and Chief Executive Officer (9/5/2019)  ...READ MORE

  
  EXPANDED STEM OPTIONS AWARDED $3.7 MILLION EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  Designed to advance national STEM education interests(10/15/2018)  ...READ MORE

  
  EXPANDED PATHWAYS: ENGINEERING LAUNCHED
  

  Designed to increase the number of underrepresented educators of color in the STEM teaching pipeline (8/28/2018)  ...READ MORE
  

  
  EXPANDED SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES THAT JANE MARTÍNEZ DOWLING HAS BEEN NAMED AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
  

  ExpandED Schools announced today that Jane Martínez Dowling has been named as the organization's new President and CEO (5/3/2018)  ...READ MORE

  
  EXPANDED SCHOOLS RECEIVESNEARLY $2 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT LITERACY FROM THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST'S BROOKE ASTOR FUND

  New program uses creative approach to help 1,500 students improve reading comprehension (8/23/2017)  ...READ MORE
  
  

  BACK-TO-SCHOOL CAMPAIGN PROVIDES WARM WELCOME AND ADVICE TO 6TH GRADERS STARTING MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Nonprofit ExpandED Schools encourages supporters everywhere to send a not of encouragement to kids in high-needs schools (8/2/2017)  ...READ MORE
  
  

  A HYDROPONIC FARM GROWS IN BROOKLYN
  Bed-Stuy middle school students learn about urban agriculture, nutrition (3/15/2017)  ...READ MORE
  
  

  EXPANDED SCHOOLS RECEIVES $223K IN 100KIN10’S EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM LEARNING CHALLENGE
  ExpandED Schools among 10 Grant Recipients Sharing $2.4 Million in Funding to Spur Active Learning in Pre-K to Third Grade Education (1/18/2017)  ...READ MORE
  
  

  BRONX 6TH GRADERS RECEIVE NOTES FROM ACROSS THE U.S. FILLED WITH ADVICE AND ADOLESCENT NOSTALGIA 
  Students surprise note senders by writing back with their own advice, career aspirations and reflections on the first day of middle school (10/24/2016)  ...READ MORE
  
  

  EXPANDED SCHOOLS RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
  The funding will help to strengthen social-emotional learning in middle school students attending high-poverty schools. (10/3/2016)  ...READ MORE
  

   

  EDUCATION ORGANIZATION REPORTS REASONS FOR THE JUNE ATTENDANCE SLUMP AND PROVIDES STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING IT
  Examination of NYC schools with no slump shows ways to increase attendance rates, boost student engagement and minimize summer learning loss (5/20/2016)  ...READ MORE
  

  
  LEAP DAY CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES AN EXPANDED YEAR
  NYC nonprofit ExpandED Schools seeks to raise awareness of the learning gap and encourage people to make the most of extra time (2/4/2016)  ...READ MORE

  
  EXPANDED SCHOOLS LAUNCHES NEW BLOG SERIES IN JANUARY
  "Dear Rashida" offers advice to schools, organizations on developing expanded learning programs (1/15/2016)  ...READ MORE

  
  NYC NON-PROFIT WINS $2.3 MILLION GRANT FROM U.S. DOE
  Design2Learn promotes STEM engagement in high-need schools (11/13/2015)  ...READ MORE

  
  BROOKLYN TEEN STARGAZES WITH POTUS
  White House Astronomy Night Hosts Six Teens on October 19th (10/20/2015)  ...READ MORE

  
  INVITE TO SEE STEM EDUCATORS ACADEMY IN ACTION
  Where Summer Collaboration Sparks Student Excitement (8/7/2015)  ...READ MORE

  
  STUDENT COMIC BOOK CREATORS CELEBRATE THEIR WORK
  Comic books written and designed by kids in after-school programs throughout NYC on display in Upper East Side Barnen & Noble (5/20/2015)   ...READ MORE

  
  MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS OFFER MOMENTS OF CONNECTION (2/19/2015)   ...READ MORE

  
  ADOLESCENTS IN FAVOR OF EXPANDED LEARNING
  TASC Releases Video Offering Peek Inside ExpandED Schools (1/15/2015)  ...READ MORE   

   

  Featured Press Clips

  PBS NewsHour episode "Can after-school programs help shrink the 'opportunity gap’ for low-income students?” showcases ExpandED school MS 223 in the Bronx. (7/29/2014)

   

  
  ABC 7 reports on the middle school expanded learning time pilot. (5/2/2013)