By Vivian Tseng, William T Grant Foundation
In 2016, Congress surprised everyone and passed the long overdue re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, with strong support from both parties.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes over 80 … Read the rest
By Laurie Browne, youthtoday.org
Camps and other youth programs are fun, dynamic and fast-paced places, which is part of the reason youth thrive in these settings. But these and other features of typical camps can also be a recipe for … Read the rest
Li, S., Malin, J. R., & Hackman, D. G. (2018). Mentoring supports and mentoring across difference: insights from mentees. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 1-22.doi:10.1080/13611267.2018.1561020
Summarized by Rachel Thompson
Notes of Interest: The study highlighted desirable mentor traits … Read the rest
Christensen, K. M., Raposa, E. B., Hagler, M. A., Erickson, L. & Rhodes, J. E. (in press). The role of athletic coach mentors in promoting youth academic success: Evidence from the Add Health National Longitudinal Study. Applied Developmental Science.
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Going through the foster care system isn’t easy, but what happens to youth as they begin to transition into life outside foster care? Many conversations come up about turning 18 and plans for after graduation, … Read the rest
A Spotlight on The Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Project (MEDP)
National Mentoring Resource Center
This blog post is part of a brief series MENTOR has put together highlighting the work of grantees of Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Project (MEDP) funded by the … Read the rest
Interviewed by Cyanea Poon
Roger Jarjoura is a principal researcher at AIR. Previously he spent 19 years as a faculty member in the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where he served as a fellow on Community Engagement. … Read the rest
By Patrick T. McCarthy, William T. Grant Foundation
Our supply of evidence about What Works, though still too small, is beginning to grow. I want to focus here on how we use evidence—how we put it to work to … Read the rest
Lyons, M. D., & McQuillin, S. D. (2019). Risks and rewards of school-based mentoring relationships: A reanalysis of the student mentoring program evaluation. School Psychology Quarterly, 34(1), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000265
Summarized by Rachel Thompson
Notes of Interest: The current … Read the rest
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