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Summer Support for Underserved Youth After School Ends

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Summer belonging For some young people, the last day of school is not just the start of summer. It can also mean the sudden loss of meals, structure, trusted adults, peer connection, and safe places to be known. That is the end-of-school gap. When people search for summer support for underserved youth after school ends, […]

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Department of Education Elimination Job Cuts: A Tsunami Heading for America’s Classrooms

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Almost every classroom in America has at least one poster exhorting students to “Believe in Yourself.” At Believe in Me, we add a corollary: society must believe in those students, too—especially the ones facing poverty, discrimination, or trauma. That belief is expressed in federal programs that keep specialists in high-need schools, pay for speech therapists

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