After School BUDGET CUTS – CALLS NEEDED TODAY!!
Call your legislators today, Tuesday, May 3, 2016! The Governor and legislators are deep into budget negotiations today, and the Governor's most recent proposal released yesterday would cut the After…
Call your legislators today, Tuesday, May 3, 2016! The Governor and legislators are deep into budget negotiations today, and the Governor's most recent proposal released yesterday would cut the After…
Celebrate Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week April 25-29! #heartofafterschool Afterschool programs make a difference in the life of a child. Afterschool programs offer youth opportunities for enhanced education. At the…
Mark Fopeano is the Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale. Like all of us he knows the hard decisions that the legislature has to make in order to balance…
We’re all interested in extra money coming to afterschool programs. A nice report came from the website, Afterschool Snacks. It breaks down the President’s final budget request on STEM education…
The 2016 session of the General Assembly opened today (Wednesday, February 3) with Governor Malloy releasing his proposed budget adjustments for the year starting July 1. State revenues are still…
Proposed CCDF (Care 4 Kids subsidy) Plan Open for Comment The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act is the law that authorizes the federal child care subsidy program…
Here is the latest news on reauthorization of ESEA, now known as ESSA Congratulations to all of you for your tireless efforts to preserve and improve 21st CCLC in the…
REGISTER YOUR LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENT TODAY On October 22nd, communities across the country will come together for Lights on Afterschool, the only nationwide celebration of afterschool. If you are…
Local voice matters...I recently looked over the signatories of a letter that is going to Congress about after school. As I looked down the list, after Arkansas and California's large…
Friday, June 19 is National Summer Learning Day. Spread the word that we need to #KeepKidsLearning. For more information visit the National Summer Learning Association website.