The New Day for Learning Initiative

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On January 17, 2007, the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force, financed by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation [1], released a report titled "A New Day for Learning [2]." The document, calling for a complete rethinking of how students spend time learning, highlights innovative school programs and community efforts across the country, from after-school and summer programs to extended-day programs and internships.

As a media partner in this urgent initiative, GLEF has profiled several programs that redefine the school day, including some featured in the report. We will continue to present new articles, documentaries, interviews, polls, and blog entries about other innovative programs in the coming months. Bookmark this page!

Video:

A New Day for Learning: Documentary Overview [3]

A short introduction to the New Day for Learning initiative.

Full House [4]

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

Learning One on One [5]

MetWest students cross the bridge from school to career.

The Power of Partnerships [6]

For students at IS 218, school is much more than a place to study history or hone their mathematical skills.

Students Make a Business of Learning [7]

At a high-risk high school, kids train to be entrepreneurs.

Interviews:

An-Me Chung [8]

The program officer of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation shares how the organization's report on after-school programs can inspire the education community.

Deborah Lowe Vandell [9]

A University of California academician discusses the value of after-school and summer programs and how schools of education can help.

Judith Johnson [10]

The Peekskill, New York, schools superintendent talks about what kids want in an after-school program, plus community partnerships and administrator buy-in.

NCLB, 2.0 Part 1 [11]

Influential congressman George Miller discusses the next phase of the landmark federal education-reform act.

Vincent Farrandino [12]

The executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals on roadblocks to extended-day programs and what school leaders think about the concept.

Yvonne Chan [13]

The principal of the innovative Vaughn Next Century Learning Center illustrates with an anecdote about the value of after-school programs.

Articles:

Pen Pals [14]

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

A New Learning Day: Afterschool Programs [15]

Learning supplants leisure as the primary focus of after-school programs.

Apostle of Change [16]

A conversation with Warren Simmons, executive director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.

Fourteen Million Kids, Unsupervised [17]

Afterschool Alliance director Jodi Grant proposes a solution.

Time Out [18]

This article by task force members Christopher T. Cross and Milt Goldberg captures the essence of the challenge schools face in using time efficiently.

"A New Day for Learning": Report from The Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force [2]

Support for coverage of after-school programs is provided in part by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. www.mott.org