After School Programs

December 11, 2020

Leaders in Sacramento and Washington must walk the talk to support afterschool programs

Tighter budgets have created greater competition for finite resources. As a result, we have seen funding for quality afterschool programming fall behind.

Anne Marie Schubert and Jody Breckenridge

August 11, 2020

Why some California classrooms will reopen for child care, though barred from in-person instruction

Some California students may find themselves in child care in the very classrooms they are barred from entering for in-person instruction.

Zaidee Stavely

July 26, 2019

Science gets hands on in summer STEM programs, but funding challenges remain

Many programs struggle to keep up with operational costs, potentially limiting access to STEM offered outside of school hours. 

Sydney Johnson

March 14, 2019

Charities disavow links to mastermind of college bribery scheme despite online claims

Leaders of youth-serving organizations in California and elsewhere said William Singer, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate fraud to skirt admission standards at elite universities, falsely claimed to be partnering with them to help low-income children go to college.

David Washburn

March 12, 2019

Bringing education closer to home helps vulnerable kids

Initiative takes afterschool programs to affordable housing communities.

Jennifer Peck

March 29, 2018

Federal funding for after-school programs intact, despite threatened budget cuts

The federal budget includes $1.21 billion for programs to help children in high-poverty areas with reading, math and science homework after school.

Ashley Hopkinson

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

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 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

June 2, 2016

Saving after-school programs from unintended effects of raising minimum wage

Loni Hancock and Jennifer Peck

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

July 22, 2015

Congress sends mixed messages regarding after-school program funding

Advocates are encouraged that the program is receiving bipartisan support.

Susan Frey

July 20, 2015

Flat funding threatens push for quality after-school programs

An increase in employee costs are straining budgets.

Susan Frey

April 15, 2015

Federal after-school funding preserved for now

California received more than $127 million for programs in 2014-15.

Susan Frey

December 4, 2014

After-school science begins with a bounce

An after-school program at Garfield Elementary School in Oakland provides a fun and relaxed atmosphere to help students grasp the Next Generation Science Standards, which are starting to be implemented statewide. The standards include integrating engineering design into science education.

Susan Frey