after-school
adjective
af·ter-school
ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs
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After the Shelby Park library closed, its former building served as a community center with after-school programming for decades until it, too, closed in 2017.
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
That's for after-school programs, called Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
The Trump administration later announced that more than $1 billion of the paused funding would be released for after-school and summer learning programs.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 27 July 2025
White House unfreezes: $1 billion for after-school, summer programs
The move comes after a period of anxiety among school leaders and mounting pressure from those concerned about what the funding freeze would mean for the fall.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
That's for after-school programs, called Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
The Trump administration later announced that more than $1 billion of the paused funding would be released for after-school and summer learning programs.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 27 July 2025
White House unfreezes: $1 billion for after-school, summer programs
The move comes after a period of anxiety among school leaders and mounting pressure from those concerned about what the funding freeze would mean for the fall.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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