Registration is now open for Indiana Afterschool Network’s fourth annual Indiana Summit on Out-of-School Learning. The summit is designed to inspire out-of-school time staff, leaders, and partners with new and creative ideas, connect them with valuable...
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Hoosier Children: The Latest Data
With the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count publishes a yearly book that state-level organizations across fifty states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia are able to use for full reports that compare counties across...
Reconnecting Youth To Education And Employment Through Collective Impact
According to the Aspen Forum of Community Solutions, there are 6.7 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market. These “opportunity youth” have enormous potential to contribute to the...
Highlights from the White House Summit on Early Education
Several announcements were made Wednesday at the White House Summit on Early Education, including federal grant award recipients and new organizational partnerships, both designed to improve the accessibility and quality of early childhood education. Federal...
Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Report
The U.S. Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services recently released a new report highlighting the progress of 14 states working under Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grants received in 2012 and 2013. With these funds, states...
White House Summit on Early Education
This Wednesday, December 10th, the Obama Administration will host a Summit on Early Education. The Summit will convene a wide-ranging coalition of philanthropic, business, education, advocacy, and elected leaders, as well as other stakeholders dedicated to...
Federal Programs: Pell Grants
This post is part of Transform Consulting Group’s blog series highlighting federal programs that provide education opportunities and/or youth development services in communities. The Federal Pell Grant Program, managed by the U.S. Department of...
Institutional Services Division Higher Education Programs: Applications Accepted Through December 18
The Office of Postsecondary Education’s Institutional Services Division recently announced that it will be accepting applications for eligibility for several of the 2015 grants awarded to institutions of higher education aimed to provide students with the...
Reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program
This post is part of Transform Consulting Group’s blog series highlighting federal programs that provide education and youth development services in communities. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is a federal program that provides assistance...
NBC News Launched a New App for Parents
The Parent Toolkit App is a one-stop shop resource produced and developed with parents and families in mind. Produced by NBC News Education Nation and sponsored by Pearson, this free toolkit is available in English and Spanish on iOS (Apple) and Android devices...