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October 24, 2017: Upcoming Training Opportunity – Theory of Change to Logic Model

We are kicking off our Measurement Toolkit Training series on October 24 this year. Information below: WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: From Theory of Change to Logic Model: Mapping your Vision to Actions and Outcomes Examines the relationship between theories of change and logic models. How are these [...]

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Upcoming Trainings: Preview our Measurement Toolkit Workshops for 2017-2018

YDEKC’s five-part workshop series is designed to help our member organizations develop and deploy practical, meaningful approaches to program evaluation. Workshops are 2 hours long, and can be approached as a series or on an individual basis. Session descriptions are as follows: Part 1. From [...]

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Is King County an Out-of-School-Time desert?

A new report sheds light on America's "child care deserts." Here in King County, are we living in an Out-of-School-Time desert? As students head back to school this week, I am thinking a lot about the hours between 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Most Seattle elementary schools will be getting out at [...]

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August 18, 2017: Summer 2017 Road Map Region Social and Emotional Learning Symposium

Social Emotional Learning in Action On August 18, 2017, YDEKC hosted a Social Emotional Learning Symposium for Practitioners in the Road Map region of King County, a companion event to our Symposium for system-level leaders last fall. The symposium brought together more than 180 practitioners who [...]

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