STEM in after-school programs sees ‘extraordinary’ growth

Still, 23 million children don’t have access to after-school programming and thus are missing out, an Afterschool Alliance ...
EdSurge

Can After-School Programs Help Children Recover From the Pandemic?

Photo courtesy of After School Matters. Students participate in a dance class. DETROIT — A fleet of vans and a bus picked up dozens of students and dropped them off at the Downtown Boxing Gym here on ...
The Conversation

Four essential features to seek in an after‑school program

When it comes to after-school programs, there are all types from which to choose. But when it comes to finding a program that offers high-quality service and engaging activities that help children do ...
NPR

Pandemic aid for schools is ending soon. Many after-school programs may go with it

Fifth-grader Andreana Campbell and third-grader Kewon Wells are tending to a garden box after school at Eugene Field Elementary School in Tulsa, Okla. “I want to try this kale,” Kewon says, pointing ...
Education Week

After-School Programs Are Low on Staff, Leaving Students Unsupervised and Underserved

Unprecedented staffing shortages have plagued schools nationwide all year—and these issues haven’t spared after-school programs. Roughly three-quarters of after-school program providers who answered a ...
Washington Post

White House seeks to cut nation’s only federal after-school program

The Trump administration is seeking to cut the only federal after-school programming in the nation. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers, a program created by the federal government, provides ...