After School Education and Safety Act

February 21, 2018

After-school programs level the playing field

Proposed cuts to federal program would be catastrophic for local after-school partnerships.

Elizabeth Babcock

August 8, 2017

Circle up: Teaching social-emotional skills year round

All social-emotional learning, all the time as California moves to start a conversation between after-school and summer programs and their school-day counterparts.

Jane Meredith Adams

June 12, 2017

Gov. Brown agrees not to hold back money from California schools next year

The proposed budget includes $30 million in incentives to attract new teachers.

John Fensterwald

June 12, 2017

Ensuring access to summer learning for all students

Failing to invest in after-school and summer programs would undermine two decades of work to help communities close the learning gap for children of color, low-income children and working class families.

Jennifer Peck

May 16, 2017

California must save its successful after-school programs

If the state does not increase funding for these high-quality programs, up to 29 percent of them could shut down in the next two years, leaving more than 120,000 students with nowhere to go when the school day ends.

Connie Leyva and Anthony Portantino

May 2, 2017

California's subsidized after-school programs struggling to survive

No cost-of-living increases, a rising minimum wage and a threat of cutbacks in federal funding are making it difficult for after-school programs to prosper.

Susan Frey

April 6, 2016

Some after-school program providers say flat funding may cause them to close

The reimbursement rate for program providers has not increased in 10 years.

Susan Frey

December 21, 2015

After-school program funding remains separate under new education law

California likely to see a slight increase in federal funds.

Susan Frey

July 20, 2015

Flat funding threatens push for quality after-school programs

An increase in employee costs are straining budgets.

Susan Frey

March 30, 2015

Stagnant funding hurts after-school programs, survey finds

Retaining and attracting quality staff is difficult, respondents say.

Susan Frey

March 23, 2015

After-school, summer program funding threatened

A congressional committee is considering eliminating federal funding.

Susan Frey

January 27, 2015

Rural communities struggle to provide after-school programs

For many children in rural communities, an after-school program is their only opportunity to get help with homework, take part in extracurricular activities and socialize outside of school. But small rural school districts struggle to provide transportation, find qualified staff and enroll enough students to generate adequate funding to keep these programs going.

Susan Frey

October 16, 2014

State ranks first in after-school programs

In a national ranking, California is at the top in providing quality after-school programs based on the percentage of students involved, parent satisfaction and other factors, according to a survey released Thursday by the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for expanded learning.

Susan Frey

August 21, 2014

Bill promotes year-round learning programs

Senate Bill 1221, authored by Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, which would give funding priority to summer programs for students and sets new quality standards for all out-of-school programs, has passed the Legislature and is awaiting approval by the governor.

Susan Frey