Milton Hershey School Student Program Leader Sharice Johnson was named a 2018 Afterschool Champion. According to Milton Hershey School, the award recognizes outstanding work in developing, supporting, and promoting meaningful, high-quality afterschool programs to benefit children and families across Pennsylvania.
Milton Hershey School Employee (Web)Amanda J. Smith, STEM outreach and engagement liaison of the Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) in the Penn State College of Education, has been accepted as one of 36 ambassadors in the Pennsylvania STEM Ambassadors Program. The program aims to shape the future of STEM education in the commonwealth by targeting vital policy conversations to legislative leadership in the areas of STEM learning ecosystems, computer science, state and federal policy for formal and informal education, and workforce needs.
STEM Ambassador (Web)With so many programs in place to ensure student success in the classroom, are students still being left without the tools they need to succeed? Unfortunately, the answer is sometimes yes, as many students are unequipped and left behind. One of the main factors for this problem is poverty, which is unavoidable for many, and was the focus of Millersville’s Conference on Education and Poverty held last weekend.
Millersville (Web)The President’s 2018 fiscal budget eliminates federal funding for after-school programs, saying there is no evidence of their impact. That is not the case here in Pennsylvania, where after-school programs are a proven, high yield investment in our kids, our communities and our economy. Every one dollar invested in after-school programs saves at least THREE DOLLARS by increasing kids’ earning potential, improving kids’ performance at school and reducing crime and juvenile delinquency.
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