Lindsey Blevins

All students deserve the opportunity to attend high quality after school and summer programs. It was an honor to discuss Skyland’s SPARK 21st CCLC & TCS Summer Learning for this article! 🍏💫 @TCSBoardofEd @feliciaROLLTIDE

If you have a truly incredible kid in your afterschool program, today is the day to remind them. ❤️ This #KidDay, take a moment to tell your students just how much they matter, from a personalized note or a message on the whiteboard. @CampFireNHQ

Proud to represent Alabama in the Afterschool for All Challenge today! We met with members of Congress to highlight the importance of high-quality afterschool programs for children and families across our state. #afterschoolworks @afterschool4all @AlabamaELA

Get ready for TCS Summer Learning 2026! ☀️📚 This year’s program will run June 1–June 26, 2026, offering students a great opportunity to continue learning, exploring, and growing throughout the summer. Check out the program locations listed below: TASPA - TASPA 21st CCLC/AES 21st CCLC SVE - SVE 21st CCLC/SKY 21st CCLC UPES - UPES 21st CCLC MLK - MLK 21st CCLC CES - CES 21st CCLC PWBHS - EMS/PWBHS 21st CCLC CHS - WMS 21st CCLC/CHS 21st CCLC TMS - IMAGINE (Paid program for non-21st CCLC schools) Applications for the 21st CCLC programs and IMAGINE will open on March 23. If you have questions, please contact Lindsey Blevins at lblevins@tusc.k12.al.us. @MikeDaria @tidecam @LBlevins_ @ESPNupe @TerriCeleste1 @JayDuke49456304 @bamaEMW @bamagrace12 @MarvinLLucas @GRANTE1 @ChenaleT @TASPA_TCS @Southview_TCS @UPES_Leads @CentralESChamps @MLK_DannonB @BryantStampede @ericfhines @GoCHSFalcons @MLK_Elem_TCS @60614Pan @TMSElementary @Uah055 @wvua23 @TuscaloosaPatch @tuscaloosanews

CENTRAL TIME, your Power Hour is here! 📣 Call your reps now at 3to6.co/congress. Let's keep afterschool strong in our midwest states! #AfterschoolWorks

No matter who you are or where you stand, afterschool programs touch us all. They keep young people safe & engaged. They give working families peace of mind. They strengthen our communities and economy #AfterschoolWorks for us all. Tell Congress today: 3to6.co/congress

We’re joining Afterschool Alliance and supporters nationwide to remind Congress that #AfterschoolWorks, but not if programs aren't funded! Afterschool programs keep kids safe, support working families, and strengthen our economy. Go to 3to6.co/congress to support!

Congrats to Lindsey Blevins of Tuscaloosa City Schools for being named a 2026 Afterschool Ambassador by the Afterschool Alliance—1 of just 16 nationwide! We’re proud to see her represent our state! #AfterschoolWorks #AlabamaAfterschool #SummerLearning #AELA

March 6. We need you!🚨The President’s 2027 budget proposal is likely to eliminate $$ for local afterschool & summer programs, putting 1.4M youth and 10K programs at risk. Join us in urging Congress to protect funding. afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna… #AfterschoolWorks

It was a wonderful evening in Montgomery with @AlabamaELA at the Education Policy Solutions Legislative Reception. 🍏 Proud to be part of the important work advancing education across our state! @afterschool4all @TCSBoardofEd @feliciaROLLTIDE

Everyone counted them out. Now the NYT admits it: Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi are “the best hope in schooling” in America. The turnaround: ✅ AL: #1 math recovery ✅ LA: #1 reading recovery — above pre-pandemic levels ✅ MS: #1 poverty-adjusted math & reading — Black kids outperforming liberal California & Massachusetts While spending LESS than both. Nobody believed in them. They won anyway. 🇺🇸📚💪

Thanks to @FLAGSofVALOR for your support of afterschool programs in Tuscaloosa and across the state of Alabama! 🇺🇸 @AlabamaELA @afterschool4all @TCSBoardofEd @GWrightArcadia

We ❤️ afterschool! 🥰 @TCSBoardofEd #afterschoolworks #iheartafterschool

#IHeartAfterschool so much that we released a new one-pager! 💘 Check out our new one-pager on comprehensive afterschool programs to learn more about the key principles these programs share to support young people's learning, growth, and trajectory! afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna…

Students participating in UPES 21st CCLC took some time today to share why they 🥰LOVE🥰 afterschool! #afterschoolworks @afterschool4all @bookishkandi @nakelya @TCSBoardofEd

On February 17 @ 3pm ET we are discussing bright spots from local communities with @readingby3rd TCSBoardofEd @GreatCitySchls @WUSDK12 and @BaltCitySchools Register now! ➡ glrcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Alabama’s afterschool & summer learning programs are boosting student achievement, strengthening academic skills, & giving students the support they need to thrive in school & beyond. When learning continues outside the classroom, opportunity grows. #AlabamaAchieves

It has been an amazing few days in DC with fellow members of the Afterschool Alliance Afterschool Ambassador class of 2026. It is an honor to be a part of this dynamic group of professionals & I am excited for the great work ahead! 💙 @afterschool4all @AlabamaELA @TCSBoardofEd

@ALSDEOXL @MikeDaria The future is BRIGHT!! ⭐️ Thanks for leading the way for our state!

@LBlevins_ @MikeDaria Thank you BOTH for your contributions! Alabama’s story is powerful, and it’s only going to get better!

It is outstanding to see Alabama highlighted as a success in public education under the focused and strategic leadership of Dr. Mackey and his incredible team.

Shoutout to my Jeffersonian table mates for a great conversation on summer learning and our impact. So energizing to be at the National Summer Learning Association Conference—hosted in Alabama this year—and connect with passionate advocates from across the country!