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All posts tagged "Afterschool Alliance"
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628NewsSome states fill the void as post-pandemic federal after-school program funds disappear
Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.
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1.3KNewsNearly 90% of public schools now offer afterschool programs
New National Center for Education Statistics data shows ESSER funds' impact on afterschool programs.
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2.0KNewsIncreased federal and state funding spurs afterschool expansion
The majority of federal and state grants that afterschool programs have depended upon for decades typically cannot be spent on transportation, despite...
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1.6KNewsCongress approves more afterschool funding, but advocates say it isn’t enough
Afterschool advocates welcomed a $30 million federal spending boost for out-of-school time programs they say will benefit 30,000 additional children a year,...
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1.7KNewsLights On Afterschool highlights programs as demand exceeds access
A group of Atlanta teens shed light on what they want and need after the final bell of the day rings at...
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2.0KNewsQ&A: Afterschool Alliance’s Jodi Grant on the pandemic’s silver lining
For more than 15 years, Jodi Grant has guided advocacy efforts as executive director of the Afterschool Alliance, a national organization bent...
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2.0KNewsAfterschool programs looked forward to a normal year. Then delta happened.
After a year of remote learning, experts worry students have fallen behind academically and are struggling socially and emotionally, having been isolated...
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2.9KNewsEven with a windfall of new funding, out-of-school programs face challenges
Last summer, when it became clear that K-12 schools across Kansas City, Missouri, would have to teach virtually due to the pandemic,...
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1.9KNewsAtlanta Teens Survey Teens for Lights On Afterschool Event
To kick off its national rally for after-school programs this week, the Afterschool Alliance released survey results showing 89 percent of adults...
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2.9KNewsYoungest Afterschool Alliance Lobbyists Ever Reassured by Legislators on Annual Funding
What began as a lobbying gala quickly changed into a pep rally as key congressional leaders assured after-school advocates that their cherished...
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2.9KNewsDespite DeVos Claim, Data Show Effectiveness of After-school Programs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday repeated the Trump administration's claim that no data shows after-school programs to be effective.
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House Reinstates Some Funds for 21st Century After-school Program
Prospects for fully funding the 21st Century after-school program grew today as the House of Representatives reinstated $100 million for the program...
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1.1KNewsDiffering Bills That Fund After-school Programs Expected to Soon Go to Conference Committee
Supporters of after-school programs are closely following actions in Congress to see whether federal funding will be...
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1.6KTop Headlines: Archives 2014 & EarlierMore Parents Want Summer Learning Programs for Their Kids, Survey Shows
Demand is rising for summer learning programs, according to figures from the Afterschool Alliance. More than half of nearly 14,000 families surveyed...
