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YouthLearn Updates

Changed attitudes and practice among educators in DRC
Monica Biswas, of YouthLearn, has just returned from Mbandaka, in Equateur
province of DRC. This was the third training with a group of administrators who
are in charge of training and inspecting teachers in primary school. Anecdotal
data so far indicate positive impacts on teaching practices.
URL: http://news.youthlearn.org/archives/000306.html

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News

Blogging enters mainstream education
"As the 'blogosphere' continues its rapid expansion, more teachers are using
Web logs to engage students in the world at large. Experts offer their list of
favorite edublogs and note that teachers and students have yet to exploit
the new medium to its fullest."
URL: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0603130006mar13,1,6691250.story
Referred by: ASCD SmartBrief

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Funding

Grants for Youth-Led Community Projects
"To encourage and promote crime prevention, community service, and civic
responsibility, the National Crime Prevention Council is offering grants of up to
$500 for young people's service learning projects in their schools and
communities. Deadlines for spring and summer programs are April 1 and
June 1, respectively."
URL: http://www.ncpc.org/programs/tcc/grant.php
Referred by: Connect for Kids Newsletter

Grants for Education, Health and Human Service-Focused Programs
"The Liberty Mutual Foundation is accepting grant applications on a rolling
basis for projects that focus on education, health and human services and is
giving priority to mentoring and afterschool programs. Grants are awarded to
programs that encourage disadvantaged youth to excel in education, programs
that improve quality of life or promote safe communities, programs that support
arts and culture, or community development initiatives."
URL: http://www.libertymutual.com
Referred by: Afterschool Advocate

Books for Children
"The Libri Books for Children Grants donate new, quality, hardcover children's
books for small, rural, public libraries across the country. Eligibility: Libraries
should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active
children's department. The average total operating budget of a Books for
Children grant recipient is less than $40,000. Deadline: April 15, 2006."
URL: http://www.librifoundation.org/
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Resources

Growing Up Around the World: Books as Passports to Global Understanding
"The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has created a list of
bibliographies called 'Growing Up Around the World: Books as Passports to
Global Understanding for Children in the United States.' The list includes books
that accurately depict contemporary life in other countries. Five regions:
Africa; the Americas; Asia and the Middle East; Australia and New Zealand;
and Europe are represented."
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/booklists/GrowingUpAroundWorld.htm
Referred by: GlobalEdNews

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Research

Community-Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship
"The Coalition for Community Schools releases new paper, 'Community-based
Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship'... Students are bored.
Research shows that as many as 60% of all students are disengaged from
learning. A new study funded by the Gates Foundation, highlights disengagement
as a key factor in the dropout rate. Community-based learning addresses the
problems of boredom and disengagement by involving students in real-world
problem-solving that is relevant and meaningful."
URL: http://www.communityschools.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=49
Referred by: Promising Practices in Afterschool

Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time
"The AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research wants to make
sure you are aware of the most recent American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
publication 'Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School Time.' This report
clearly has connections relevant to afterschool programs, research and practices."
URL: http://www.aypf.org/publications
Referred by: Promising Practices in Afterschool

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Activities

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