EdSurge

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

DETROIT — A fleet of vans and a bus picked up dozens of students and dropped them off at the Downtown Boxing Gym here on a chilly Monday afternoon in March. Inside the spacious facility, students ...
PBS

After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic

"I like building stuff," said 11-year-old Isabella Martinez, describing the appeal of her science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) after-school program, Girlstart. "In school we don't really ...
Education Week

High-Quality After-School Programs Tied to Test-Score Gains

Disadvantaged students who regularly attend top-notch after-school programs end up, after two years, academically far ahead of peers who spend more out-of-school time in unsupervised activities, ...
Voice of San Diego

Everything You Need to Know About After-School Programs

Many parents across all districts take advantage of after-school care and spots fill for after-school programs at impressive rates. That’s why it’s important to know how to stay ahead of the rush. We ...
KETV Omaha

'Gives them a safe space': Omaha rally advocates for increased funding for after-school programs

JUNIOR TEAMS UP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RALLY IN SUPPORT OF MORE FUNDING FOR NEBRASKA YOUTH. TODAY’S LIGHTS ON AFTER SCHOOL EVENT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO JOIN IN ON AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING TO RECOGNIZE ...

Fourth, fifth graders learn to fly airplanes as part of after school program

At Coit Creative Arts Academy, students are learning valuable lessons by learning to fly planes, thanks to an immersive after ...