Afterschool

Fifty-One Youth Leaders Selected to Represent All 50 States as STEM Learning Ambassadors

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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The Flight Crew elevates youth voices to inspire more young people to become future STEM leaders.

Key Points: 
  • The Flight Crew elevates youth voices to inspire more young people to become future STEM leaders.
  • The group embodies the spirit of the Million Girls Moonshot , a STEM equity initiative to engage millions more girls in afterschool and summer STEM learning opportunities by 2025.
  • “We have seen thousands of young people inspired to build their confidence and skills with STEM, thanks to the youth voices of the Flight Crew leaders.
  • These ambassadors have also made a compelling impact on policymakers and other leaders to consider the significant role of afterschool STEM learning in removing barriers to learning for millions of youth across the country.”
    The 2024 Flight Crew cohort includes 51 youth, ages 13-18, from all 50 states.

Digital Billboards Across Nation Will Shine a Light on the Many Ways Afterschool Programs Support Students, Families, Schools, and Communities

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Afterschool champions led by the Afterschool Alliance, the National League of Cities, and the National Summer Learning Association are joining Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) for a broad-based visibility campaign across nearly 2,000 digital billboards as part of the 2023 national Lights On Afterschool rally. The ads recognize the extraordinary work afterschool programs are doing to support students, from providing homework help and caring mentors, to offering healthy meals and snacks, to keeping students safe and learning after the school days ends, to providing team-based learning activities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), the arts, and other fields, and more.

Key Points: 
  • Now in its 24th year, Lights On Afterschool is the only national rally for afterschool programs.
  • The events send the message that demand for afterschool programs is high, too many students are without programs, and the pandemic exacerbated both staff and funding shortages.
  • Supporters also will be lighting up local landmarks and buildings across the country to show their support for afterschool programs.
  • The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality afterschool programs.

O2B Kids New Location - New Port Richey

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2B Kids , the leader in early education and child care, is proud to announce the acquisition of Discovery Point Trouble Creek now, O2B Kids New Port Richey .

Key Points: 
  • NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2B Kids , the leader in early education and child care, is proud to announce the acquisition of Discovery Point Trouble Creek now, O2B Kids New Port Richey .
  • O2B Kids New Port Richey expands O2B’s reach in the Tampa Market to 12 locations and 51 total operating schools throughout the country.
  • "We are excited to continue growing our footprint in Florida by adding O2B Kids New Port Richey to the O2B Kids Family.
  • We look forward to serving the families of the New Port Richey community at O2B Kids - the perfect place to learn and grow."

Center for Schools and Communities expanded learning initiative announces new leadership.

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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Armor has more than 28 years of experience managing and developing school and community-based afterschool programming in the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • Armor has more than 28 years of experience managing and developing school and community-based afterschool programming in the Commonwealth.
  • Prior to joining PSAYDN, he was a youth development coordinator for the Nita M. Lowery 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) initiative at Center for Schools and Communities (CSC).
  • Before joining CSC, Armor served as an Elect Student Work (ESW) grant manager and 21st CCLC coordinator in the Harrisburg School District.
  • He is also a 2022 graduate of the Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC) Fellowship.

Digital Billboards Across Country Will Share the Tremendous Work Afterschool Programs are Doing to Boost Students, Families, and Communities

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Afterschool Alliance, the National League of Cities, and the National Summer Learning Association are joining Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) for a broad-based visibility campaign across nearly 2,000 digital billboards nationwide for this year's Lights On Afterschool rally. The ads recognize the remarkable work afterschool programs are doing to support youth and families, from addressing children's social and mental health needs, to keeping students safe and learning when schools are closed, to providing meals and other supports to those in need.

Key Points: 
  • Now in its 23rd year, Lights On Afterschool is the only national rally for afterschool programs.
  • The events send the message that demand for afterschool programs is high, too many students are without programs, and the pandemic has exacerbated staff and funding shortages.
  • Supporters also will be lighting up local landmarks and buildings across the country to show their support for afterschool programs.
  • The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality afterschool programs.

BYJU'S ANNOUNCES AFTERSCHOOL, AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD COMPUTER CODING COURSE WITH NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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LONDON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYJU'S, the world's largest education technology company, today announced AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson, a newly developed virtual course offering that takes students on a computer coding journey through space. Presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson in collaboration with StarTalk, BYJU'S has developed a unique curriculum in which children will explore the mysteries of the universe and learn to apply the basics of coding through interactive gaming applications.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYJU'S , the world's largest education technology company, today announced AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson, a newly developed virtual course offering that takes students on a computer coding journey through space.
  • The AfterSchool program is led by live BYJU'S instructors with customized videos introduced by Neil deGrasse Tyson who will guide students of varying coding skills through four different adventures from intermediate to advanced.
  • For more information on BYJU'S and StarTalk's AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson programming, including pricing options, visit the website .For a preview of AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson and BYJU'S click here .
  • The AfterSchool Program is BYJU'S latest collaboration with Neil deGrasse Tyson following the launch of its first virtual BYJU'S Summer Camp this past summer.

BYJU'S ANNOUNCES AFTERSCHOOL, AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD COMPUTER CODING COURSE WITH NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYJU'S, the world's largest education technology company, today announced AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson, a newly developed virtual course offering that takes students on a computer coding journey through space. Presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson in collaboration with StarTalk, BYJU'S has developed a unique curriculum in which children will explore the mysteries of the universe and learn to apply the basics of coding through interactive gaming applications.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYJU'S , the world's largest education technology company, today announced AfterSchool with Neil deGrasse Tyson, a newly developed virtual course offering that takes students on a computer coding journey through space.
  • Presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson in collaboration with StarTalk, BYJU'S has developed a unique curriculum in which children will explore the mysteries of the universe and learn to apply the basics of coding throughinteractive gaming applications.
  • The AfterSchool program is led by live BYJU'S instructors with customized videos introduced by Neil deGrasse Tyson who will guide students of varying coding skills through four different adventures from intermediate to advanced.
  • The AfterSchool Program is BYJU'S latest collaboration with Neil deGrasse Tyson following the launch of its first virtual BYJU'S Summer Camp this past summer.

Istation Gains Approval in DISD After-school Program to Combat Learning Loss

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Monday, June 14, 2021
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This program, in partnership with Dallas Afterschool, focuses on combating COVID-19 learning loss through implementing high-quality, on-campus after-school programs in over 61 DISD schools next year.

Key Points: 
  • This program, in partnership with Dallas Afterschool, focuses on combating COVID-19 learning loss through implementing high-quality, on-campus after-school programs in over 61 DISD schools next year.
  • Istation Reading, Istation Espaol and Istation Math will be available to over 12,000 students to help recover from the critical learning loss many students have experienced over the course of the pandemic.
  • Istation gained approval in the following OST categories: Before and After School, STEM Camps, and Summer Learning.
  • Original research investigating pandemic-related learning loss shows that Istation is an effective way to narrow learning and achievement gaps for students.

While Parents in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta Region Give Afterschool Programs High Marks, New Household Survey Finds Huge Unmet Demand for Afterschool in the Region

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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It finds that, by overwhelming margins, parents express strong, broad-based support for afterschool programs.

Key Points: 
  • It finds that, by overwhelming margins, parents express strong, broad-based support for afterschool programs.
  • As a result, for every child in an afterschool program in the Delta region today, three more are waiting to get in.
  • It finds that 15% of Delta region students, 13,426 children and youth in all, are enrolled in afterschool programs, while more than 35,000 students in the region are without the afterschool programs their parents say they need.
  • That's why we are calling on policymakers, business leaders and advocates to help us ensure afterschool programs are available to additional Delta region families right away."

New Household Survey: Missouri Is a 'Top 10 State for Afterschool,' Even as Unmet Demand for Programs Increases

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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Despite being in the Top 10, for every child in an afterschool program in Missouri today, three more are waiting to get in.

Key Points: 
  • Despite being in the Top 10, for every child in an afterschool program in Missouri today, three more are waiting to get in.
  • America After 3PM 2020 is based on survey responses from more than 30,000 American households, including 646 in-depth interviews in Missouri.
  • "We are determined to continue the progress to make afterschool programs available to all children and youth here in Missouri," said Terri Foulkes, Executive Director of the Missouri AfterSchool Network.
  • It's essential that we address the unmet need for afterschool programs in this state now."