December 7, 2020 By Kody Melancon, Director, Pathways Fellowship Curious. Passionate. Talented. Gracious. These words reflect the qualities present in a room full of Pathways Fellows, all of whom are
December 1, 2020 By Monia Salam, Work-Based Learning Program Manager For the past decade, ExpandED has been collaborating with high schools and organizations that serve New York City’s teens to create
November 9, 2020 By Taejha Richardson, Director of Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Initiative The afterschool world, like so much these days, is operating amidst a plethora of unknowns. After
October 28, 2020 By Ben FriedChief Information Officer and Google NY Site Lead New York City is my home. I’m a proud graduate and parent of three children in the
October 14, 2020 Jennifer Friedlin As Coronavirus sent New York City into quarantine and the scourge of racial injustice became increasingly evident, a wave emerged of individuals seeking to respond to
October 9, 2020 Jennifer Friedlin As part of its effort to sustain and expand New York City’s afterschool system, ExpandED Schools directly provides grants to community-based organizations that run elementary
August 14, 2020 Jennifer Friedlin When the Summer Youth Employment Program was canceled, you could practically feel the collective dismay of tens of thousands of New York City youth who
June 4, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ExpandED Unveils Youth Empowerment Summer Youth Jobs Plan Opportunity for teens from communities hit hardest by COVID-19 to work this summer NEW YORK –
June 3, 2020 ExpandED Schools stands with the Black community and the protesters in opposing racial injustice in all of its manifestations. We denounce the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud
May 12, 2020 Jennifer Friedlin About 10 years ago, the National Center for Education Statistics found that 65% of American high schools had some career-oriented program, but that most only
