In this Issue: Opportunity Index | Summer | Community Schools | Every Hour Counts

There’s a growing consensus in the youth-serving field of the vital importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) for young people. Research over many years suggests that preparing children to be caring, ethical, contributing adults requires supporting them to develop social and emotional skills. These skills include focusing and deploying attention, understanding and managing emotions, empathizing with and respecting others, navigating social conflicts effectively, and standing up for principles of justice and fairness.

Karen Pittman Discussed Quality, Readiness, and Equity: Why a Commitment to All Three is Important to OST.

In this Issue: Ready by 21 National Meeting | Forum in the Field | New Podcast Series | Afterschool Workforce

The City of Seattle and King County are now testing a new housing intervention called the Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO) project. CMTO tests a more personalized response to the proven idea that place matters for children and that moving young people to neighborhoods of higher opportunity can lead to positive economic, health and education outcomes. This blog will examine the research that informed this project, the promising results that Seattle and King County have demonstrated so far, and how this body of research has equity implications for both program design and research.

Karen sat down with Tulsa Public Radio to discuss the vital importance of learning beyond the classroom.

In this Issue: Afterschool Alliance Ambassador Program | Opportunity Youth Network Summit | Thought Leadership Resources | Lights on Afterschool | OST Learning Opportunity