The Wallace Podcast The Wallace Foundation
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The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy that seeks to improve learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and foster the vitality of the arts for everyone.
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Connected Arts, Creative Kids, Thriving Communities
How two musicians are using the Wallace-commissioned Connected Arts Learning Framework to engage young people and help them discover identities and communities.
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A Hot Time for Summer Learning Episode 4: Lessons from the Lone Star State
In the fourth episode of A Hot Time for Summer Learning, Wallace examines how Texas districts are finding ways to sustain high-quality and engaging summer learning programs in the face of funding changes. School district leaders from Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex discuss the significance of community outreach and support in promoting the need for and benefits of summer learning programs. They share how heightened public awareness and program engagement have led to an increased understanding of summer learning’s value, particularly among teachers, students and families who experienced the program and are eager to preserve it.
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Beyond the Classroom Podcast: Episode 1: Making Out-of-School-Time Programs More Accessible
. In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, student researchers and OST practitioners discuss some of the most common barriers to participation in OST programs, from a lack of transportation to the inability to afford program fees, and what can be done to address them.
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Beyond the Classroom Podcast: Episode 2: Creating Programs Where Everyone Belongs
In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, student and adult researchers explore various strategies for building a sense of belonging and inclusion in OST spaces, beginning with centering the youth voice in the program’s design.
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Beyond the Classroom Podcast: Episode 3: Recruiting and Retaining Out-of-School Time Staff
In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, researchers and practitioners discuss strategies for addressing these challenges in order to more effectively recruit and retain skilled youth workers.
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A Hot Time for Summer Learning Episode 3: Empowering States to Leverage Summer Learning
In this episode, Wallace explores a summer learning-focused state network led by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Summer Learning Association.