After School Programs

November 22, 2023

All kids need access to after-school programming

According to one study, every dollar invested in after-school programs saves at least $3 by increasing youths' earning potential, improving academic performance and reducing crime and juvenile delinquency.

Nick Melvoin

School Finance

September 23, 2021

Staffing shortage delays ambitious program to extend school day and year in California

Low-income districts have priority funding for a nine-hour day and 30-day summer school; lacking staff, they'll have an extra year to plan.

John Fensterwald

Commentary

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

Covid-19

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

Math and Science

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

College & Careers

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

Commentary

March 12, 2019

Bringing education closer to home helps vulnerable kids

Initiative takes afterschool programs to affordable housing communities.

Jennifer Peck

Policy & Finance

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

Commentary

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

Commentary

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

Expanded Learning

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.