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Expert advice on how to handle difficult questions and conversations in the classroom
This is an article that provides “10 Ways to Talk to Students about Sensitive Issues in the News”.
The Tennessee Afterschool Network shares 15 wonderful ways you can celebrate Lights On Afterschool in your community.
Afterschool Alliance Poll finds three in four voters want federal, state and local lawmakers to increase funding for after school programs. Check out these resources for an in-depth look at our newest data from our Election Eve/Election Day 2008 poll and an overview of messages that may work best in this economic climate. (Released November 2008)
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has produced its 35th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book. The report examines unprecedented declines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on children and education. The 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book assesses recent trends in child well-being and provides data profiles by state. National data profiles are available in both English and Spanish through their website: aecf.org/resources/2024-kids-count-data-book
In response to questions and concerns surrounding California youth activity and play, LA84 commissioned research to address these conversations. One of its kind, the 2024 California Play Equity Report offers insight to access gaps and barriers that communities and youth face. Visit 2024report.la84.org for more information.
This article gives educators five ways to help students in trauma.
This website gives educators information about working with common core.
This resource provided by the ACLU gives guidance to knowing your rights when questioned by law enforcement agencies and authorities. A copy of “My Rights Card” is available in this resource for use if needed. This resource is prepared in English.
This resource provided by the ACLU gives guidance to knowing your rights when questioned by law enforcement agencies and authorities. A copy of “My Rights Card” is available in this resource for use if needed. This resource is prepared in Spanish.
The ACT 4 Juvenile Justice (ACT4JJ) advocates for the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and for federal funding for juvenile justice programs and services.
This detailed handbook is the second edition from the Center Of Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University. The fifty-page handbook breaks down the issues from multisystem perspectives, and provides evidence-based research and recent legal policy reforms to shed light on how to improve education for children of all needs.