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Out-of-School Programs Provide Essential Benefits for Children and Youth; More Support Is Needed to Help These Programs Thrive

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 ...
UVA Today

Q&A: Why should your kids attend a summer program?

A UVA researcher weighs in on the state of youth programming outside of school and what it means that 3 in 4 kids are missing ...
Yahoo

Out-of-School Programs Play an Outsized Role in Child Development

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What if one of the most crucial experiences for the development of school-aged children doesn’t happen during the school day at ...

New report shows glaring need for out-of-school time care

The cost to provide childcare has gone up, but in the process, some families are priced out. The new report showed much of ...
Morningstar

Learning Beyond Paper Launches "Learning Beyond the Bell," the First Fully Digital, Bilingual Curriculum Designed for Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Programs

New platform supports grades K–6 with project-based, standards-aligned curriculum across six learning domains WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Educators across the country work ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Promoting Learning and Development In K-12 Out Of School Time Settings For Low Income and Marginalized Children and Youth

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee of experts to conduct a consensus study on learning and development of youth in out-of-school time (OST) ...