With federal funding less secure, providers, policymakers & philanthropies can help kids gain access to high-quality, enriching options.

States are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives, pouring more money into the programs as waiting lists — and budget concerns — grow.

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 ...

Three Democratic governors are reconsidering their stances after earlier saying they wouldn’t opt their states in to the first federal program that will direct taxpayer funds to families so their ...

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 ...

49th Wing leadership and Alamogordo Public School District leadership pose for a photo with Purple Star School Designate banner, Jan. 19, 2021, at Alamogordo, New Mexico. The U.S. military is in a war ...

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 ...

"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 ...