Girl Power Rocks, a Miami nonprofit, is changing narrative on at-risk girls by offering after-school programs, a choir and summer camp. Girl Power Rocks has several programs dedicated to educating and empowering what Campbell calls “at-promise girls.”

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Voters across Florida had their say on how they want their public education system to work going forward.

The Children's Trust is deeply committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive during the school year. The first days and weeks of classes bring a flurry of activities that help our children and youth develop, and their growth is not confined to the classroom.

While Congress is on recess this month leading up to the election in early November, three new bills were introduced over the past few months that could increase access to quality afterschool or summer learning programs.

64 Pasco County Schools have been approved to participate in the Afterschool Meals Program. According to a press release from Pasco County schools, this program is a sub component of the Child Care Food Program. It is designed to provide healthy meals to children.

"Would you like cereal or eggs for breakfast?" I asked my kids one weekend morning. While one wanted eggs, my daughter shouted, "how about cookies!" Rather than engaging in a power struggle with a 5-year-old, our family held a vote on healthy breakfast foods.

Welcome to our series on funding and sustainability for afterschool and summer learning programs! Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds provide significant support for afterschool and summer programs. These funds support care for children aged 0 to 13. And with 44% of those children who are served by the funds being 5 or older, afterschool and summer learning programs are often important providers of that care!

East Side Aligned and its youth after-school program, East St. Louis Youth Development Alliance, serves about 1,000 children a year through 10 after-school programs across the metro east. The grant funds will help it expand its STEAM programs, offer on-site mental health services and build out its college and career pathways program.

Your local Coca-Cola bottler, Coca Cola Beverages Florida believes every student deserves equitable access and opportunity to education. The Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship℠ will cover tuition and most local fees for economically disadvantaged students pursuing higher education at a Florida public four-year university, two-year college, or technical/vocational school.