Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
Resources
- November 10, 2015
Loretta Goodwin: Equity and Deeper Learning – Some Musings to Mull Over
Loretta Goodwin, Senior DirectorAs I conduct study tours to schools focused on Deeper Learning, it is heartening to see explicit attention paid to honing a se…
- November 6, 2015
How Statewide Afterschool Networks Increase Investment In Afterschool
Please Note: This publication is undergoing technical revisions, and will be posted here shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.There is broad nationwide …
- November 2, 2015
Betsy Brand: Making Afterschool Available for All
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorAs a sign of the importance of afterschool, over one million Americans recently rallied to advocate for afterschool programs th…