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Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy Month might cause you to feel some stress about taking a hard look at your finances or encouraging your students to do the same, but roping in community partnerships can make it easier to instill healthy financial habits in young people and their families! Consider hosting a Reality Fair, in which students and community partners take on profiles and enter a simulation of adults’ financial life where they practice using money in real-life scenarios. Or, pair students with Money Mentors, mentors who empower students to make informed decisions about finances.

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Spotlight on "Beyond School Hours" 2024

21st CCLC NTAC Group

We enjoyed seeing many of you at the Beyond School Hours (BSH) Conference in New Orleans. Whether you stopped by our booth, completed an informal survey, attended one of our two listening sessions, or joined our sessions on guiding positive student behavior or servant leadership, we learned from you! Here’s our postcard to you from BSH!

21st CCLC NTAC Booth

BSH Stories from the Field #1

Afterschool program director Kevin Benson of Oklahoma shares Tahlequah Middle School’s secret for recruiting and retaining students.

BSH Stories from the Field #2

Walker Elementary School students in Springdale, Arkansas, love the 21st CCLC Saturday events offered four times a year, say site coordinator Missy Wright and her colleague, Katie Struebing.

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Save the Date: 21st CCLC 2024 Summer Symposium

Join the U.S. Department of Education and the national 21st CCLC community July 31-August 1 for the 2024 Summer Symposium, The Bridge to Excellence: Together We Can, Together We Will, themed after the host city, San Francisco! The Summer Symposium will feature successful strategies that State educational agencies (SEAs) and their subgrantees have used to manage all components of a 21st CCLC program. Attendees will hear from nationally recognized speakers during plenary sessions and work closely with education experts and peers during interactive workshops. SEA staff and subgrantees will gain valuable perspectives on afterschool issues and get important updates about the 21st CCLC program. Ideas for increasing capacity, promoting equity, and bridging practitioners and communities to meet students’ social, emotional, and academic needs are woven throughout the five Symposium strands, which are described in detail on the Summer Symposium Website. Check it out and save the date!

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This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC),funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. underCooperativeAgreementNo. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. Janell Wood and Ms.Andrea Jackson.

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