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 ...

Helping students catch up academically after prolonged pandemic school closures and disruptions is no small feat. Students across the country—regardless of age, location, and socioeconomic ...

While many public school students remain months or years behind academically, significantly fewer are participating in supplemental academic programs over the summer and this school year. Fewer than 1 ...

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 ...

The National School Nutrition Association says 98% of its member school nutrition directors across the country reported food ...

The program is made possible by an investment from the Keweenaw Health Foundation.

Coordinating work and school schedules can be stressful, but many school districts, organizations, and community groups are offering before- and after-school care for students. Some of the programs ...

Nearly three-quarters of Maryland families who want their children to be in after-school programs often can’t find them or afford them, a new report finds. The Afterschool Alliance’s 2025 “America ...