Trump Proposal Hits After-School Programs (Houston Chronicle, Texas) Almost 130 afterschool programs in the Houston area may lose federal funding under President Trump’s proposed budget calling for the elimination of... read more →
A new national Quinnipiac University poll released late last week finds that American voters overwhelmingly oppose the proposed federal budget cuts to afterschool and summer learning programs. With 83 percent... read more →
Photos by Every Child Matters Following the release of the president’s budget proposal, Every Child Matters is calling on the afterschool field to send Mick Mulvaney, director of the... read more →
This post is presented as part of the Afterschool Spotlight blog series, which tells the stories of the parents, participants, and providers of afterschool programs. This post is also an installment in our Afterschool... read more →
By Nicole Lovecchio, Chief Program Officer at WINGS for kids. As afterschool providers, we know that the hours from 3 to 6 p.m. offer an incredible opportunity to engage students who need... read more →
Trump's Budget Would Scrap $120M for Michigan Teacher Training, After-School Programs (MLive, Michigan) Low-income students in Michigan would lose out on important educational and social experiences under President Trump’s proposed... read more →
The new administration and Congress are considering changes to current federal health care law, including the components known as the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare,” Medicaid, and the Children’s Health... read more →
Photo by Gage Skidmore. Last week, President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney released the administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint. This “skinny budget” outlines... read more →
Photo by Gage Skidmore. As expected, President Trump’s long-awaited “skinny budget” contained deep cuts to domestic discretionary spending. Particularly disappointing to those of us in the afterschool STEM education community... read more →
Photo by Gage Skidmore. This morning, President Trump unveiled his budget priorities for 2018. Among those priorities? Singling out afterschool funding for elimination. The president’s budget justifies this devastating cut... read more →
