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- 12.6M kids lack access to summer programming, K-12 Dive, 5-21-2026
https://www.k12dive.com/news/summer-learning-school-barriers-fundingsurvey/820714/ - New Study: Half of U.S. Children Whose Parents Want Structured Summer
Learning Programs for Them Are Missing Out, The Associated Press, 5-19-2026
https://apnews.com/press-release/globenewswire-mobile/new-study-half-ofu-s-children-whose-parents-want-structured-summer-learning-programs-forthem-are-missing-out-e6850c9ad6cf942a75b3af42ad562380 - For children in poverty, the biggest resource gaps are outside of school,
Chalkbeat, 4-21-2026
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/04/21/poor-children-face-investment-andresource-gaps-outside-school/ - Education Dept., Not Labor, to Distribute Funds for Schools This Summer,
The 74 Million, 4-22-2026
https://www.the74million.org/article/education-dept-not-labor-to-distributefunds-for-schools-this-summer - After-school program sustainability concerns are rising among providers, K12 Dive, 4-8-2026
https://www.k12dive.com/news/afterschool-program-sustainability-concernsare-rising-among-providers/816991/ - Trump Again Proposes Major Education Cuts in New Budget Proposal,
Education Week, 4-3-2026
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-again-proposes-majoreducation-cuts-in-new-budget-proposal/2026/04# - Search and rescue Four Corners after school program, KOAT-TV (NM), 4-6- 2026 https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-search-rescue-after-schoolprogram/70924577 Teahonna James-Belin, afterschool coordinator at Navajo Preparatory School, is an Afterschool Ambassador
- 12.6M kids lack access to summer programming, K-12 Dive, 5-21-2026
