Afterschool in the Time of COVID-19 Survey
Afterschool Alliance has conducted a series of surveys since COVID began to ensure that afterschool and summer learning programs build on the innovations and lessons of the pandemic. This ninth…
19th Annual Lights On After School
Celebrate the 19th annual Lights On Afterschool Oct. 25, 2018! Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of…
Let’s Keep the Lights On Afterschool in 2016
Today, more than 8,000 program sites across the country will celebrate the 17th annual Lights On Afterschool! We hope you'll join folks in Connecticut and around the country to mark the occasion—it's easy to…
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More Connecticut Support Needed for Afterschool in the Every Child Achieves Act
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…
Connecticut Losing Ground on Afterschool
New Household Survey: Support Among Parents is Strong
But Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State is High
Connecticut is failing to keep pace with the rest of New England and the nation on participation in afterschool, according to a new household survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance. The 2014 edition of America After 3PM found that demand for afterschool programs in Connecticut far exceeds supply; the number of children in Connecticut who (more…)