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
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
If you’ve been following the ESEA reauthorization and Voices for Georgia’s Children’s legislative updates, you have probably noticed that bills move at a very different pace in Congress than they do
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Last week, I traveled to D.C. to join over 2,000 afterschool professionals and advocates for the National Afterschool Association’s (NAA) 2015 Convention and the Afterschool
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
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Congress is back at it! After launching the ESEA reauthorization process a few weeks ago in the U.S. Senate, Representative Kline (R-MN) introduced his draft
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN After years of debate and gridlock, the most sweeping education-reform legislation is up for reauthorization. Teachers, policy makers and providers know it as the Elementary