By Jessica Woltjen, Policy and Outreach Manager The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan in January with more opportunities for out-of-school time than ever
By Katie Landes, Director Earlier this month, afterschool got some much deserved love and attention from education leaders, elected officials, athletes, and celebrities at the 2017 National Afterschool Summit, “Ready
By Jessica Woltjen, Outreach Manager Earlier this month, President Trump released his budget priorities which included the elimination of funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, the only
By Sharnae Scott, Americorps VISTA Member I’m thrilled to be part of the GSAN and Voices team as the new Americorps VISTA member. I’ll be working on the 21st CCLC
By Katie Landes, Director Last week, I joined over 150 afterschool providers and advocates on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for the Afterschool Alliance’s 2016 Afterschool for All Challenge. As part of
The Afterschool Alliance has made understanding policy jargon much easier! Check out their blog explaining what you need to know as we enter a busy legislative time. Making Sense of Afterschool
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Every Child Achieves Act, a bipartisan bill to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN When the draft Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), otherwise known as No Child Left Behind, reauthorization bills were introduced in Congress earlier this year,
New Video: What Is 21st CCLC? By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Have you ever wanted to learn more about what afterschool programs in Georgia look like? Wanted to tell others
Last week, GSAN Director Katie Landes traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the National Afterschool Summit at the University of Southern California. Check out the blog post by one
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Have you been keeping up with the ESEA reauthorization process? If you’re all up to date, skip to the bottom to find out how you
UPDATE: ESEA reauthorization moves through the U.S. House Committee and to the U.S. House floor By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN For those of you who have been following our posts