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FY 2026 Funding Signed, Absenteeism Data Your Program Needs, and Summer Staffing That Works
- Congress preserves 21st CCLC at $1.329B — what the FY 2026 education spending bill means for your program
- The chronic absenteeism connection afterschool programs should be making with school-day partners
- Child care funding freezes, summer school research, and staffing pressure updates
- Free summer staffing guide — the 5 mistakes costing programs good staff every year
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28% of students are chronically absent. 44% of teachers feel burned out. And your students will lose 2-3 months of math skills this summer — unless you act now. Plus: introducing our free Summer Program Readiness Diagnostic Tool.
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