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 for All Challenge, I was able to...
By Jessica Woltjen, Outreach Manager It’s been a big month for afterschool in Georgia! Let’s back up and have a quick recap for those of you who missed the news. December marked the release of the much anticipated quality...
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 Policy Jargon By Robert Abare “ESEA,” “ESSA,” and...
By Meredith Kelly, MSW Intern Throughout the week of October 19th, afterschool programs across the state joined GSAN in celebrating the value of quality programs beyond the school day that are so important in shaping the values, relationships, and career...
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN Lights On Afterschool is less than 3 weeks away! This week-long event, which is part of the nationwide Afterschool Alliance’s 16th annual Lights On Afterschool, calls attention to the importance of afterschool programs and the resources required...
By Jessica Woltjen, Outreach Manager The heat is at its peak. Stores are full of notebooks and folders featuring everything from the Avengers to Elsa. Kids are getting restless. It can only mean one thing. Summer must be winding...
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 a vote of 81-17. The legislation passed with...
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, both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate versions repurposed...
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 about their importance? Wanted to better understand what the...
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 of our partners, and one of the event co-hosts,...