The Hechinger Report

A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors

1. Students practice soccer in an after-school program run by America Scores Cleveland. Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...
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 ...
EdSurge

Demand Remains High, but After-school Programs Worry for Their Futures

For thousands of public school students, the ringing of the final bell doesn’t signal an end to their day. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Instead, they might shuffle into the ...
Time

The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America

Tables and chairs arranged in a classroom. Senior Correspondent The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October ...
The Washington Post

White House seeks to cut nation’s only federal after-school program

The Trump administration is seeking to cut the only federal after-school programming in the nation. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers, a program created by the federal government, provides ...