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AfterschoolRequest for Information from the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Improving Student LiteracyComments and resources submitted by The Wallace Foundation to the HELP committee ranking member Bill...June 24, 2025 Comment Letter
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ArtsMake Art. Build Community. Create Change. An ethnographic study of The Laundromat ProjectJune 18, 2025 Report
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ArtsProducing Counternarratives An ethnographic study of Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in NYCJune 18, 2025 Report
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Follow UsIn the 1980s, youth workers in NYC had to leave school buildings by 3 p.m. unless they paid custodians directly. The creation of the NYC afterschool system took decades of advocacy & persistence. Learn more about the challenges & lessons learned. https://t.co/MQ3m5tDY0L
Jun 24, 2025Do you know what 80% of state education agencies have in common? They made #summerlearning a statewide priority to address pandemic-related learning loss. How? By leveraging 4 key policy levers. https://t.co/OYjaNm9AZK https://t.co/e6eStZFfqq
Jun 24, 2025Learn how arts organizations across the country are using art to support young people’s health and well-being, elevate their voices, and build their social skills and networks. https://t.co/Q8hyKUVSWr
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