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Will Expanded Learning Time = Better Outcomes?
In the fall of 2011, the U.S. Department of Education established a waiver process to help states obtain additional flexibility in meeting No Child Left Behind Act performance standards. The "optional flexibility" choice, also known as Waiver 11, captured the attention of leaders in education agencies, schools and community-based organizations.
Monday, December 19, 2011
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Materials and a webinar about the impact of expanding learning time on schools and youth-serving organizations.
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Ready Partners: December 8, 2011
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A New Way to Fund Social Programs?
Seeking Clarity on Expanded Learning
Federal Funds Bending toward More Flexibility
Voices for the Common Good: America Speaks Out on Education
This United Way Worldwide report highlights the voices of everyday Americans concerned about education in the United States. Above all, the opinion was that there is so much acrimony, divisiveness and negativity in our debates on the issues of education. Everyday people are hungry to get past the posturing and get on to doing whatever it takes to set children up for success. While so much attention lately has been placed on schools, the people in this report said that while schools play an important role, communities and indivduals have to step forward in a different way.
Friday, April 1, 2011
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This report shares the aspirations and concerns of everyday people across America about their communities and what it will take for children to succeed in life. It's based on a series of community conversations local United Ways hosted across the country last fall, as well as on some focus groups and a national poll.
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Building Effective Youth Councils
The Forum believes that meaningful youth engagement is critical for the creation of sustainable, widespread, high-impact change in the systems and settings that can either support or hinder young people’s progress.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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This publication, created by the Forum for Youth Investment with National League of Cities, provides a practical guide to engaging youth in policymaking. It provides a rationale for youth councils, keys to making them effective and examples of useful documents and language.
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services Effective and Promising Practices
Once communities have determined their desired outcomes, this website offers information regarding federal agencies or nationally recognized organizations that use different levels of criteria for identifying effective programs. This website may assist in identifying effective programs that may best match your needs.
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/sppd/eff_practices/links.asp
Friday, January 4, 2008
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This website is a one-stop resource on interventions that are considered to be effective and promising.
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Getting to Outcomes: 10 Steps for Achieving Results-Based Accountability
GTO consists of 10 steps that empower program developers to do the following:
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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Developed by the RAND Corporation, Getting to Outcomes outlines a step-by-step process to plan, implement and evaluate effective programs that are intended to achieve outcomes in a community. Developed for the substance abuse prevention field, Getting to Outcomes can be applied to the process of goal-setting and intervention selection for many social issues. This report briefly describes GTO's 10 Steps.
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