Education World – Nicole Gorman
“More than a million people in communities across the country will be participating in the 16th annual Lights On for Afterschool, the only national rally for afterschool programs. The group that organizes the rally, Afterschool Alliance, estimates that over 8,000 afterschool programs will be participating in the Thursday, Oct. 22 event to help spread the word about the importance of investing in afterschool programs. These programs will be “holding rallies, science fairs, fun runs, student performances, community service events, sports competitions, open houses and more at schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, Ys, community centers, museums, parks and recreation facilities, state capitols, malls, and other settings. All these events will celebrate the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families,” the group said in a statement.”(more)