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Dallas City of Learning Summer 2022 Report

By Lindsey Holzmeister

Annual Dallas City of Learning Report Finds a Rebound in Access and Dosage with the Return to Face-to-Face Programming Dallas City of Learning (DCoL), launched in 2014, represents a collection, or ecosystem, of organizations focused on providing programming to youth during out-of-school time and other non-traditional learning spaces. Through these learning experiences youth have the opportunity to

A Case for More Youth Justice Programming

By Lindsey Holzmeister

According to the Code of Corrections, the goal of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate youth offenders, and if possible, restore them to a state of useful citizenship. However, in the past decade, Texas and County juvenile systems have seen an increasing trend in incarceration of these juvenile offenders, and more importantly overcrowding of

Amazon Supports Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program

By Lindsey Holzmeister

It’s an unconventional approach – but after nearly 30 years of Creative Solutions, it’s an approach that has had powerful results. Time and time again, the award winning arts-as-workforce intervention program has revealed that engaging youth to their own creativity works. Empowering youth to choose their best path and equipping them to create it –

Learning Partners Encourages Youth to Flex Their Creative Muscle

By brandon.mcknight

“We need to give our youth the critical building blocks to go out and create,” says Laura Orange, Manager of Learning Partners. “We show students what community-based resources are at their fingertips.” THE BACKGROUND Learning Partners is a nationally recognized collaboration formed by community leaders as a way to provide high-quality arts and cultural activities