after-school

adjective

af·​ter-school ˈaf-tər-ˌskül How to pronounce after-school (audio)
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs

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The funds represent roughly 14 percent of all federal support for K–12 education and are critical for after-school programs, teacher training, and services for English learners and migrant students. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 At least 65,000 students could lose access to after-school or summer programs, and 80,000 people could be cut off from adult education and literacy services, according to estimates by the state Education Department. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025 Many low-income families will lose access to after-school programs if the money isn’t released soon, according to the suit. Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025 The states lost out on funding for after-school and summer programs, teacher training, English language learners and support for the children of migrant farmworkers, among and other initiatives, as part of the June 30 freeze on more than $6 billion that the states say was allocated by Congress. July 14, CBS News, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for after-school

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-school was in 1909

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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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