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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 3 p.m. bell at Telpochcalli Elementary marked the start of students’ and teachers’ favorite hours. Students played instruments under the guidance of their musically talented educators and swirled ...

Staffing shortages and rising costs have kept about a quarter of the nation’s operating after-school programs from returning to pre-pandemic capacity, according to a survey of the programs conducted ...

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

Lunch ladies are getting a MAHA makeover. The Food and Drug Administration’s $17 million pilot program aimed at helping ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Every child should have access to after-school programs, and that was the message that brought several community leaders and organizations together Friday morning. The Michigan ...