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:
February 2, 2021 By Jailain Hollon, Marketing Associate London, a bubbly 8th grader at the Urban Assembly Unison School in Brooklyn is an adept communicator. Thanks to her school’s emphasis
January 11, 2021 By Jennifer Friedlin, Director of Communications Even before the pandemic and the recent outcry against systemic racism, ExpandED and its partners were thinking about how to apply
December 15, 2020 By Jennifer Friedlin, Director of Communications It 3:30 p.m. on a Wednesday during the pandemic and students are logging into an afterschool STEM class run by Community
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
