Students aid UrbanPromise kids - Courier-Post
UrbanPromise operates two schools for K-12 students, after-school and fine arts programs, summer camp and offers training for older teens who can serve as counselors, coaches and mentors for younger children. (2 of 3) There are seven buildings

Law enforcement group wants more after-school learning - Bakersfield Californian
Although California schools offer more after-school programs than the nation as a whole, the need for many low-income students in Kern County is being unmet and lack of funding is to blame, according to a report released Thursday. As a result

Jurupa school board reconsiders ag-program merger - Riverside Press Enterprise
GLEN AVON - Jurupa school board members tonight will vote on a proposal to maintain separate agriculture programs at Jurupa Valley and Rubidoux high schools. The proposal comes a month after the Jurupa Unified School District board of education voted

Report: After-School Programs Need More Funding - KCBS
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- California leads the nation in providing after-school programs designed to steer students away from trouble, and anti-crime advocates are urging lawmakers to protect and expand those services. “Nearly half of all schools

California a leader in after-school programs - Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ -- A group of California crime victims and law enforcement officials released a report Wednesday congratulating schools across the state, including in Santa Cruz County, for maintaining after-school programs they said keep kids in school

Kaplan Tutoring Provides Programs to Computers for - Earthtimes
Kaplan Tutoring, a division of Kaplan and a leading provider of after-school learning programs for children in grades K through 9, has teamed up with CFY, the nation's foremost organization dedicated to improving the Home Learning Environment of low

What DPS wants to improve - Detroit Free Press
Extended day: After-school programs will be crucial in reinforcing school lessons. Current tutoring programs are being reviewed to see whether what they teach matches school lessons. No pass for low MEAP scores: Students who fail to score at least at

School cuts mean quality loss - Bridgeton News
Increased class sizes resulting in less attention to each student; art and music education significantly reduced or eliminated; after-school programs and clubs cut; reduced opportunities for student activities and events; school libraries half