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ExpandED’s 5-City Initiative Boosts Educator SEL Skills, Evaluation Finds
August 20, 2021 By Jailain Hollon, Marketing Associate Despite the tumult caused by the pandemic, ExpandED Schools and Every Hour Counts marked a successful year supporting afterschool educators around the
Summer Rises in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
July 20, 2021 By Jailain Hollon, Marketing Associate “It was so good to come back to school,” says Chelsey, a 7th grader classroom learning, hang out with friends, and regain a
Summer of Fun, Summer of Reading: Operation Literacy Turns the Page on Covid
June 4, 2021 By Joel Nunez, Director of Early Literacy Storytelling is an essential part of what it means to be human, a medium for conveying thoughts and ideas that
Oh Y.E.S. We Did! New Report about Summer Work Program Highlights the Power of Collaboration
May 20, 2021 In the spring of 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio made a drastic decision to cancel the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) in New York City, the largest of
‘Instructional Love’ Offers an Educational Model for Black Boys Grounded in Love
May 6, 2021 By Jennifer Friedlin, Director of Communications When 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a police officer, the officer said he thought Rice was about 20. The
CAMPAIGN: ExpandED’s Operation Literacy Seeks to Jumpstart K-8 Recovery
May 5, 2021 By Saskia Traill, President & CEO The recovery effort ahead presents a tremendous opportunity to rethink citywide literacy strategies to better meet the integrated academic and social-emotional
Using Picture Books to Address Race and Racism
April 6, 2021 By Tarilyn Little, Program Director of Early Literacy As our world continues to reckon with the past and present of racism, educational institutions, schools, communities, and families
Youth Voice and Agency: The Way to a Brighter Future
March 18, 2021 By Jacques Noisette, Director of Social-Emotional Learning Young people around the world are rising up to use their voice to make change. From Nobel Peace Prize winner
Meet the Pathways Class of 2021: The Future of Teaching is Here
March 17, 2021 By Jailain Hollon, Marketing Associate ExpandED’s Pathways Fellowship seeks to diversify New York City’s teaching workforce by helping aspiring teachers of color prepare for success in the
The Research is In: STEM Educators Academy Demonstrates Success
March 1, 2021 By Emma Banay, Director, STEM Programs Hypothesis: Afterschool and school-day educators can team up to thoughtfully design and skillfully implement lessons that engage students in afterschool STEM. Prediction:
