The U.S. Department of Education has announced 6 new agreements with the Department of Labor, one of which would move K-12 programs, including 21st CCLC, under Labor.
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The fifth edition of America After 3PM captures demand for afterschool programs, barriers to program participation, and parents' views on afterschool programs.

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America After 3PM spans a decade of data chronicling how children spend the hours between 3 and 6 p.m. — the hours after school ends and before parents typically return home from work.
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