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Weekly Media Roundup: August 7, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: August 7, 2024

Chicago Touts After-School Program Growth But Cuts Funding, Chalkbeat

Weeks before the school year begins, many Chicago afterschool programs are facing dramatic funding cuts as federal COVID funds wind down and Chicago Public Schools is allocating fewer resources to out-of-school time programs. “We are trying to figure out how to continue to fund programs,” Patrick Brosnan, executive director of Chicago’s Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, told Chalkbeat. “It’s a scarcity mindset, and it’s too bad we’re in this situation.” At Gale Community Academy, the school is relying on its ongoing relationship with Loyola University to help fill in the gap after losing half of its afterschool program funding. Other schools in Chicago are turning to parents to help with fundraising efforts or are reducing the size of their programs.

$57 Million Available for Programs Offering Before, After School Programs, WZZM 13 (Michigan)

To help raise awareness about available funding for before-school, afterschool and summer programs, the Michigan Afterschool Partnership is traveling across the state, educating out-of-school time providers about the state grant process. “Think about any time that young people are present, they’re learning, and one of those spaces is outside of the school day,” Trevor Davies, deputy executive director of Michigan After School Partnership and an Afterschool Alliance Afterschool Ambassador, told WZZM 13. “Out of school time is a space to provide enrichment activities, anything from gardening and science, math, reading, theater, music and art.” Applications are due at the end of August and funding will be available starting November.

South Dallas Summer Camp Tackles Food Gap with Free Meals, Texas Standard (Texas)

Nearly one in five children in Texas face food insecurity, which researchers say worsens during the summer when school meals are not available. To help bridge that gap, Bridge Builders has offered a free seven-week summer program in South Dallas for three decades. The program includes breakfast, lunch and a snack in addition to enrichment activities. “It’s my favorite thing of summer because you get to wake up early and get ready and get to go somewhere,” 10-year-old Kimora Hill told the Texas Standard. “Then, as soon as you get here, you get to do fun stuff.”

Augusta Program Provides Resources to Parents, Students, WRDW-TV (Georgia)

Last week at Living in Purpose’s back-to-school celebration in Augusta, Georgia, hundreds of families received free school supplies, backpacks, and haircuts, and connected with the center’s afterschool programs. Living in Purpose offers mentorship, homework help, enrichment and college preparation to students in Richmond County. “It is so rewarding to me, because I see [students] when they come in and I see them as they’re progressing. I see their heads going from down to being lifted up. I see their chests coming up. I see smiles on their faces. They are gaining hope, and I love it,” Executive Administrator Kamilah Freeman told WRDW-TV.

Weekly Media Roundup: August 14, 2024

Virginia Designates Additional Aid for At-Risk Students, Virginia Mercury (Virginia) Beginning this fall, Virginia schools will have an additional $180 million per year to support at-risk students. A 2023 study found that Virginia provided less state funding for at-risk students than the...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      08/14/24

Weekly Media Roundup: August 7, 2024

Chicago Touts After-School Program Growth But Cuts Funding, Chalkbeat Weeks before the school year begins, many Chicago afterschool programs are facing dramatic funding cuts as federal COVID funds wind down and Chicago Public Schools is allocating fewer resources to out-of-school time programs....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      08/07/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 31, 2024

A North Texas School District is Offering a Free Dinner Program for Students This Year, WFAA (Texas) This fall, Fort Worth Independent School District is partnering with Sodexo to provide free dinners at its afterschool enrichment programs. “We are excited about the opportunities this...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/31/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 24, 2024

Davis Promotes Afterschool Programs in McKeesport Visit, The Mon Valley Independent (Pennsylvania) To celebrate Pennsylvania’s new BOOST (Building Opportunity through Out of School Time) initiative, which includes $11.5 million for afterschool, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/24/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 17, 2024

The Dog Days of Summer Drag. Summer Learning Programs Can Help, The Journal (Colorado) To celebrate National Summer Learning Week, 360 students across nine Colorado counties wrote postcards to their state lawmakers about why they love their summer learning programs. “I think summer camp is...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/17/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 10, 2024

Education Matters: Central Valley Schools Are Expanding Students’ Learning Experiences,Your Central Valley (California) Thanks to a series of partnerships with county offices and Community Youth Ministries, students in the Selma Unified and Kings Canyon Unified School Districts in Fresno,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/10/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 3, 2024

Inside a Summer Learning Camp With an Uncertain Future After ESSER, Education Week More than 1,400 students are participating in Grizzly Learning Camp, a free, seven-week summer learning program run by Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan. It uses project-based learning – including...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/03/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 27, 2024

The Surprising Reason Black Schools Face a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ This Fall, Word in Black As federal COVID emergency funds expire this fall, Black students around the country are at risk of losing access to afterschool programs and other supports that students in better-funded school...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/26/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 20, 2024

Parents in Viroqua Come Together for the 'Save the After School Program' Campaign, WXOW (Wisconsin) At the McIntosh Memorial Library’s afterschool program in Viroqua, Wisconsin, students take part in outdoor games, visit local arts organizations, read to a therapy dog named Gordon,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 12, 2024

Tacoma's Late Night Summer Youth Program Aims to Curb Violence, Fox 13 Seattle (Washington) At 12 locations across Tacoma this summer, middle and high schoolers are taking part in Summer Late Nights programming held by Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools. Each weeknight, teens can...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/12/24