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“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An after school program isn’t just advantageous for children; for some, they’re crucial. They improve homework completion, encourage good behavior in the classroom, and provide a productive outlet ...

Unprecedented staffing shortages have plagued schools nationwide all year—and these issues haven’t spared after-school programs. Roughly three-quarters of after-school program providers who answered a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Charlotte McDaniel’s granddaughter Jadah, a 7-grader at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence, strolled up to her one morning and offered to make breakfast, you would’ve thought McDaniel heard the ...