WASHINGTON — Children don’t stop learning after they leave the classroom, and after-school programs play a crucial role in child and youth development. “Out-of-school time” programs can provide ...
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For thousands of public school students, the ringing of the final bell doesn’t signal an end to their day. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Instead, they might shuffle into the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As the school year begins, after-school programs are proving crucial in keeping children safe during the hours when youth crime rates are highest. The Office of Juvenile ...
Tables and chairs arranged in a classroom. Senior Correspondent The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October ...
Parents value after-school programs, but demand far exceeds available capacity, particularly among low- and middle-income families, a new report finds. Families want after-school programming for about ...
Around 3:30 in the afternoon, a group of bandana-clad middle schoolers gather around a neatly laid table, covered with a colorful, floral tablecloth. The smell of freshly baked granola wafts through ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million state appropriation to restore programs in ...