The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high-need schools to offer all students school meals at no charge. CEP reduces barriers to school meal participation, eases the administrative and operational burdens faced by school nutrition departments, and is an effective tool in the fight against childhood hunger. In the 2023-2024 school year, one out of every […]
CACFP 101 for Afterschool Programs with Loren Miller, Bureau Chief – Family Nutrition Bureau Join the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) for a workshop about how out-of-school time programs can address food insecurity. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture as […]
Given the current landscape, what does support for empowering girls and women in STEM look like going forward? Join us for this important panel discussion with members of NGCP’s Board of Directors who bring expertise in STEM, education, policy, and research. Register
Living, Teaching, & Embracing SEL with Jocelyn Guansing, Every Monday Matters At any given moment, we can experience a variety of feelings from despair to happiness, frustration to joy, and everything in between. How we recognize and regulate our emotions shapes how we show up every day, interact with the people around us, and better […]
Take a leap into the exciting world of quantum science with QuantumGirls! World Quantum Day is coming up on April 14, 2025. Join this exciting webinar to discover what quantum science is and why it matters. QuantumGirls, developed by the National Girls Collaborative Project in collaboration with Montana State University, and supported by the US Air Force […]
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is an over $12 billion federal investment that helps states support the child care needs of working families with children up to age 13. In 2024, new federal regulations required state-led agencies administering CCDF to use at least some grants and contracts to fund guaranteed child care slots, […]
Join us at 4 PM Eastern/3 PM Central for a fun, interactive workshop! We will play a business simulation using MediaSpark's GoVenture. Educators will learn like students and have aha! moments on a new way to teach This workshop is hosted by Young Entrepreneur Institute, where we believe every child should understand and experience entrepreneurship. […]
Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math. In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by […]
Join STEM Next for a DNA Day Launch Prep Webinar to equip afterschool educators and teachers with the tools and inspiration needed to host an engaging classroom experience! We'll break down everything from crafting a dynamic DNA Day lesson plan to exploring hands-on activities that will ignite youth curiosity about genetics and genomics. Register
Welcome to the Afterschool Policy Pulse! Every second Friday at noon ET, our own Senior VP of Policy, Erik Peterson, will recap the latest policy developments, what we know (or don’t know!) about how they may impact afterschool and summer programs, and what may be coming up next. Submit your questions in advance so we […]
