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Social-Emotional Learning: Putting Theory into Practice
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
ExpandED’s 5-City SEL Initiative Demonstrates Strong Results: A Q&A with Jacques Noisette
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
The Perfect Formula: An Online Afterschool STEM Program Takes Off
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
A Pathway to Teacher Diversity: ExpandED Fellowship Program Uses Afterschool to Train Aspiring Teachers of Color
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
Making the Connection: Join Us for a Series on Work-Based Learning
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
Professional Development in a Pandemic: ExpandED is Up and Running!
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
Google Invests $1m in ExpandED’s Pathways Teaching Fellowship
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
Answering the Call: A LinkedIn Employee Leverages His Resources for Good
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
Q&A: Even in a Pandemic, ExpandED Pushes for Program Excellence
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
YES Mid-Program Report: NYC Youth Speak about Their Experience
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
