The Las Vegas building boom has stretched the creativity and resources of the fastest-growing school district in the nation.

Squeezed out of the classroom by NCLB, some innovative technology has found its way into after-school programs.

The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.

The Fremont High School Business Academy, in Oakland, California, a small learning environment operating within a larger school, educates entrepreneurs.

Students who cross the bridge from school to career.

A growing network of workshops gets kids dashing out the door to write.

A Philadelphia career academy fosters a drive to learn.

Find quality-control measurements for building successful after-school programs.

Learn more about Build SF program participants.

Students contribute to the scientific community by observing the life around them.

Start creating your lessons with these tips and activities.

Download these templates and worksheets to help you construct your course outline and lesson plans, and to evaluate your teaching performance.

Take control of the classroom by assigning roles and setting up learning procedures.

Find out how this after-school program helps kids stay in school.

The Citizen Schools after-school program turns educational basics into real-world purpose.

Learn more about NatureMapping program participants.

Learn more about Citizen Schools program participants.

Learn more about Build SF program participants.

Architectural projects and internships integrate real-life math, science, design, and technology skills for San Francisco high school students. More to this story.

Community mentors help the After School Matters program serve more than 25,000 Chicago students. More to this story.

PASA program participants, including Providence's mayor and PASA's executive director, offer tips on implementing and maintaining a successful enrichment-learning network. Plus advice and links for starting your own program.

PASA educators and administrators discuss how they meet curriculum and quality standards in their after-school programs. Plus assessment advice and links.

Program directors discuss how Build SF became successful and how any school can implement a similar program -- even with limited funds. Plus, advice and resources for starting your own full-time-learning program.

Citizen Schools' President and CEO discusses how his program began -- by starting small and thinking big. Plus tips and resources for starting your own extended-day learning program.

Providence mayor and after-school program leaders discuss how hundreds of community partnerships have worked to engage youth as well as the whole city. Learn how PASA develops relationships, plus tips and links to help you build your own.

The Providence, Rhode Island, after-hours program engages kids in learning -- and fun. More to this story.

Learn how Build SF develops relationships, including school-community and student-mentor bonds, plus tips and links to help you build your own.

Through the Citizen Schools program, professionals team up with public schools to create an enhanced learning community after the school day ends. More to this story.

Program participants, the PASA director, and community professionals talk about the rewards of connecting with students. Plus, tips for new mentors and resources for recruiting, becoming, and developing mentors.