Register Now for YEF Institute Audioconferences
by Michael Karpman
This September, NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) resumes its popular monthly audioconference series with interactive discussions between city leaders, national policy experts and institute staff on a range of hot topics and innovative city strategies.
Municipal officials are invited to register now for one or more of these free, hour-long calls:
• Thursday, September 18, 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time: “Community-Wide Collaborations to Revitalize Arts Education”
Due to factors such as periodic state and local budget crises and education reforms emphasizing reading and math test scores, public schools have been cutting back on arts education for more than 30 years. Based on findings from a Wallace Foundation report, this call will highlight cities that are working with schools, cultural institutions, community groups and out-of-school time programs to revive participation in music, visual arts and other arts education opportunities.
• Thursday, October 23, 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time: “Youth Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach” This audioconference will feature municipal leaders who have mobilized their communities to treat youth violence as a public health issue — a preventable epidemic that can be treated only with multi-faceted, long-term solutions that address the root causes of the problem. Speakers will discuss approaches that blend law enforcement with prevention and intervention programs as well as public education campaigns that engage the entire community in reversing the culture of violence.
• Thursday, November 20, 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time: “The State of City Leadership for Children, Youth and Families: Trends and Innovations at the Local Level”
This fall, the YEF Institute will publish a new report documenting trends and innovations in municipal leadership on behalf of children, youth and families. The audioconference will highlight several cutting-edge city innovations that will inspire local officials and other participants to find new ways of making their communities great places to live for young people and their families.
• Thursday, December 18, 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time: “Using GIS and Mapping Tools to Guide Local Action”
Geographic information system (GIS) technology and other tools allow municipal officials to map key indicators (e.g., school attendance, juvenile crime) and compare that data with the location of a broad range of services for children and youth. Municipal officials who tune in to this call will learn how cities are using these technologies to make better decisions and how these tools can help guide local action in their own communities.
• Thursday, January 22, 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time: “What Do High-Quality, Out-of-School Time Programs Cost? Research Findings from The Wallace Foundation”
This call will explore the funding needed to ensure that out-of-school time programs meet high standards and improve outcomes for children and youth. Speakers will discuss the implications of a new study by The Wallace Foundation that will help municipal officials make smart investments in high-quality, out-of-school time opportunities. In addition, listeners will learn about a new online tool to help them calculate program costs.
Details: To register online for these free audiocoferences, visit www.nlc.org/iyef. No phone registrations can be accepted. One day prior to the event, each registrant will receive an e-mail providing a toll-free, dial-in number to use in joining the audioconference. Listeners from across the country will have opportunities to ask questions to panelists during each call. To ask questions about the audioconferences, contact Michael Karpman at (202) 626-3072 or karpman@nlc.org.
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