When after-school programs are out of reach, kids miss more than activities

I have visited many after-school and summer programs across Wisconsin, from large urban sites to small rural schools, and ...
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Out-of-School Programs Provide Essential Benefits for Children and Youth; More Support Is Needed to Help These Programs Thrive

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 ...
NPR

After-school programs, a boon for learning, could face Trump cuts

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 ...
Education Week

Parents Want After-School Programs, But Demand Far Outpaces Supply

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 ...
Time

The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America

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 ...
WBUR

Survey: parents need and want more after-school programs in Massachusetts

Four out of five Massachusetts families surveyed want after-school care for their kids, but aren’t getting it. That’s the big takeaway from a new nationwide report out this month from the organization ...