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The National Center for Education Statistic

The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Intellectual Takeout: Education and Social Justice

The Intellectual Takeout for education and social justice section includes a variety of books, primary documents, and links to resources authored by those who encourage an American education system where critical pedagogy is front and center.

Independent Television Series (ITVS)

ITVS is dedicated to promoting, funding and presenting various documentaries and media projects on television and the web, that present various issues and points of view that reflect a diverse society. Provided is a list of ITVS supported films with lesson plans and curriculum for middle and high school educators.

Education Liberation

This organization promotes the teaching of social justice related issues in the classroom and provides a variety of research which encourages this progressive viewpoint.

Scholastic

Today, Scholastic books and educational materials are in tens of thousands of schools and tens of millions of homes worldwide, helping to Open a World of Possible for children across the globe.

United Way

This program is dedicated to getting students to finish high school and cut the drop out rate in half by 2018, in order to do so they have many resources about out of school time to strengthen in school time.

The Wallace Foundation

This foundation creates a template on how to create a quality after school program and what it will cost. There are also grant opportunities and many resources on the website.

School Governance and Leadership

A PDF file that includes helpful strategies around the barriers of creating a good after school program.

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)

Wellesley centers for women program to help ensure that all kids have access to out-of-school time programs. NIOST is an action-research institute that provides a national perspective on issues the out-of-school time field is facing.

Child Care Bureau

The Child Care Bureau, Office of Family Assistance, supports low-income working families with information on financial assistance and promotes children’s learning by improving the quality of education and afterschool programs.

Center for Collaborative Solutions (CCS)

CCS specializes in Labor-Management Services and Afterschool Services.  CCS has designed and implemented a Healthy Behaviors Initiative to assist in building exemplary practices in nutrition and physical fitness for out-of-school time programs.

After-School All-Stars

After-School All-Stars provides programming enhancement to after school programs that already exist or help to create after school programs.