Subject: OMB Temporarily Pauses Federal Assistance

OMB Temporarily Pauses Federal Assistance

January 29th, 2025 at 12:28 pm EDT

 A Message from the Afterschool Alliance: On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo outlining the temporary pause of federal agencies' grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs. This is expected t ...

It's Moonshot Monday!

January 27th, 2025 at 11:11 am EDT

Talking to Your Students About Wildfires As deadly wildfires continue to spread across southern California, your students may have questions or concerns. National Geographic has learning materials to help you talk to them about how wildfires work, ...

Join the Quality Standards Community of Practice today!

January 22nd, 2025 at 9:15 am EDT

VPOST is launching a new Community of Practice called A Year of OST Quality, designed to support afterschool educators in understanding and applying the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. By joining this community, you'll h ...

Take Action! Families with School-Age Children Need Child Care

January 17th, 2025 at 12:52 pm EDT

In a recent budget proposal, Governor Youngkin proposed to freeze school-age enrollment for the Child Care Subsidy Program starting in July 2025. This proposal would prevent many children ages 5-12 from accessing quality child care programs. School ...

Professional Development for Quality Standards and more in your January News

January 16th, 2025 at 9:18 am EDT

VPOST is unveiling a new Community of Practice, A Year of OST Quality designed to guide afterschool educators on the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. Learners in this community will be able to recognize the 10 Quality Sta ...

It's Moonshot Monday!

January 13th, 2025 at 3:02 pm EDT

YES Enrichment: Unlock STEM Potential through Informal LearningJoin us for an engaging webinar designed for enrichment educators, where we'll explore a dynamic engineering curriculum tailored to inspire creativity and problem-solving in young learn ...

URGING SUPPORT FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER LEARNING FUNDING

January 9th, 2025 at 1:11 pm EDT

 As families and children welcome the new year, take a moment to thank Congress for their continued support for afterschool and summer learning.  Congress has passed a continuing resolution funding the government through March 14, 2025, and ...

Join US Ed's FAFSA Completion Week of Action (Jan 13-17)!

January 7th, 2025 at 4:08 pm EDT

January 13 - 17, 2025 marks U.S. Department of Education's Week of Action - focused on 12th graders completing their FAFSA forms. You can help the DOE reach more High School Seniors via student and family outreach. FSA is publishing a set of FAFSA ...