Research: Achievement Shows Signs of Improvement, but Youngest Kids Need Help

Researchers saw promising signs of a slow-moving rebound in student achievement this fall, more than a year after a dire spring where performance “bottomed out.” As U.S. students in August

American classrooms urgently need more tutors, so why not mobilize teachers in training?

Here is the seemingly reasonable expectation that President Biden and his administration laid out at the start of the school year to address ongoing learning gaps in math and reading: for schools to

Family engagement is critical for schools’ COVID-19 recovery efforts

More than two and a half years later, the cumulative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and their caregivers are coming into clear view. Surveys of both parents and educators highlight concerning

Biden Administration’s signature gun safety bill earmarks modest funding for afterschool programs

In October, a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed on his grandmother’s porch in Washington D.C., forcing the nearby middle school where After-School All-Stars runs an afterschool program to go into lockdown. Weeks

Child Care Rescue: How States are Using Their American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Funds

The COVID pandemic placed immense pressure on an already fragile child care system. Many child care programs were required to shut down—for at least some period of time—due to state

The Learning Recovery Strategy Districts Are Overlooking

As districts work toward helping students catch up, a handful of strategies have emerged as popular best practices—intensive tutoring, summer programs, and after-school opportunities among them. But one option has

How Districts Should Spend Federal School Safety Money

State and local education leaders should prioritize the mental health needs of students in spending the money they’re getting to improve school safety and climate, according to a Center for

Fifty-Six Percent of Public Schools are Offering After-School Programs to Students Who Need Academic Assistance for 2022-23 School Year

Fifty-six percent of public schools are offering after-school programs for students who need academic assistance during the 2022-23 school year, according to data released today by the National Center for

Office of Child Care webinar highlights right-sizing child care licensing requirements to expand school-age accessibility

A small but growing number of states have effective systems for child care licensing and accessing subsidy funds that include requirements, supports, and even whole sets of policies specific to

Finding child care is still impossible for many parents

In the spring of 2022, after enduring a string of 10-day quarantines, James, a human resources director, and her husband, an employment attorney, decided to pull their son out of