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Service-Learning: Not what you teach, but how you teach
In April 2012 I attended the National Service-Learning Conference hosted by the National Youth Leadership Council in Minneapolis, MN. I will be writing many updates about the wonderful sessions I...
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Spirit to Serve Day
During my term of service with Public Allies Maryland and to prepare for the 20th anniversary of Public Allies I’m participating in a blog project called “Ally Snapshots.” Here is my latest post! On...
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Service-Learning: Kid Tested, Data Approved
In April 2012 I attended the National Service-Learning Conference hosted by the National Youth Leadership Council in Minneapolis, MN. I will be writing many updates about the wonderful sessions I...
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Infographic: Why Standardized Tests Don’t Make Sense
Compared to other nations, American students are underperforming in school. This lack of success has raised the question: are standardized tests actually helping educators know how to teach, or are...
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Why Parents should Not Support School Vouchers: an Economic Analysis
As part of my Economics class for my Master’s of Public Policy program at Johns Hopkins University, I was to write a one-page blog post responding directly to another post. The goal was to use economic...
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Wes Moore on the Importance of Summer Learning in NSLA interview
The following interview is quoted in its entirety from the most recent Summer Times: Your Resource for Making the Most of Summer (a publication by the National Summer Learning Association). But first,...
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Live Tweeting: The Summer Changes Everything National Conference on Summer...
I have been fortunate to work for the National Summer Learning Association since January, 2014. It is a wonderful organization not just in its mission and vision, but also in all my hardworking and...
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Apply for the 2015 Excellence in Summer Learning Awards
Do you run a high-quality summer learning program that should be recognized nationally? The National Summer Learning Association’s (NSLA) Excellence in Summer Learning Award and the new Founder’s Award...
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Stemming the Slide: How Summer Presents Unique Challenges and Opportunities...
Below is a shortened version (you know I would never do a presentation without icebreakers, but I didn’t want to spoil it for any potential participants!) of a presentation I am giving at the National...
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#KeepKidsLearning this Summer by Joining NSLA’s Thunderclap!
Research shows that summers without quality learning opportunities put our nation’s youth at risk for falling behind – year after year – in core subjects like math and reading. The math and reading...
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