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August 30, 2012 - From the field
Toolkit Supports Expansion of YOUmedia Model
The YOUmedia Network Toolkit is a website resource that helps organizers plan, build, and sustain digital learning labs inspired by YOUmedia, the teen learning space in Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center. Read More
August 24, 2012 - In the Media
"Thrift? There's an App for That: Games Teach Kids Basics of Saving, Spending"
From the Chicago Tribune
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August 22, 2012 - In the Media
"Out-of-School Settings Create Climate for New Skills"
From Education Week
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August 13, 2012 - In the Media
"Education: A Predictor of Longer Life"
From US News and World Report
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August 9, 2012 - In the Media
"The Difference Between a High School Dropout and a College Degree? A Decade in Lifespan"
From The Washington Post
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August 6, 2012 - In the Media
"Study Links More Education to Longer Life Span"
From Examiner.com
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July 30, 2012 - Publication
Need for Evidence-Based Perspective on Digital Media and Education
The MacArthur-supported book Connected Minds: Technology and Today’s Learners provides insight into what evidence exists and what is needed to assist educators and policymakers Read More
July 11, 2012 - Info sheet
Grantmaking in Nigeria
The MacArthur Foundation’s grantmaking in Nigeria
supports reproductive and sexual health, human rights
and the rule of law, and girls’ secondary education. Read More
July 8, 2012 - Publication
Learning in the 21st Century: Updating Current Policies and Practices
The National Research Council draws on a large research base to define and summarize certain learning skills and their importance to success in education, work, health, and other life contexts. The MacArthur-funded report, Education for Life ... Read More
June 28, 2012 - From the field
YOUmedia Teen Artists and Writers Release New Magazine
Students at YOUmedia, the Foundation-supported teen learning space in Chicago's downtown Harold Washington Library Center, have been working closely with mentors over the past few months to create a teen-friendly magazine. Read More
June 28, 2012 - From the field
Students of Foundation-Supported School Place First in Annual Mathematics Tournament
Students at Quest to Learn, the innovative, digitally-oriented middle school supported by MacArthur, participated in the third annual New York City Mathematics Project Math Olympiad Tournament at Lehman College. Read More
