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Here is the weekly news roundup, where you'll find highlights of media coverage of afterschool around the nation for the week of August 26-September 2. Full text

Two new polls released by The Gallup Organization on the state of U.S. education: the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)/ Gallup Poll, Public Opinion and the Future of Education Reform and the Gallup Student Poll, Youth Readiness for the Future. Full text

Six new deserving programs from across the United States have been selected for the 2010 MetLife Afterschool Innovator Award. The award winners have all begun planning major Lights On Afterschool celebrations to show off the great successes of their afterschool programs. Have you? Full text

Helping working families has long been one of fundamental messages of the Afterschool Alliance. Earlier this month, as I prepped for a presentation for the National School Boards Association, I was struck by how many "working" families are now jobless, or under employed. Full text

Here is the weekly news roundup, where you'll find highlights of media coverage of afterschool around the nation for the week of August 19-25. Full text

Congress is on recess until mid-September, meaning it is a great time to invite Senators and Representatives to visit and volunteer at afterschool programs. Full text

Race to the Top Phase 2 winners were announced today. Here are highlights of winners proposing to increase access to STEM experiences through expanded learning opportunities. Full text

There I was, my second day as the New York office intern, staring in awe of the waist high stack of Lights On Afterschool poster submissions that lay before me. Afterschool youth from every corner of the nation sent in artwork to be considered for the 11th annual Lights On Afterschool, the nation's rally for afterschool programs, to be held October 21, 2010. Full text