Funding cut - Honolulu Advertiser
The state and county funding has been cut in half or eliminated entirely for after-school art and youth center programs. This is the only creative teaching opportunity our students get because there are no funds in the school curriculum for art.

High School Students to Research, Design and Build a - PR-USA.net (press release)
Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Education, after-school programs, renewable energy solutions, hybrid vehicles, green technology, automobile products, general business. Minnesota Based ‘PlugNPlay’ Project – Introduces After

Scott Fujita works to restore wetlands and other Jazzes - NOLA.com
TULANE STUDENTS will work this week in projects that range from after-school programs to a Habitat for Humanity home-building and the restoration of a Mid-City church. Their efforts are an early celebration of National Volunteering Week.

PAL After School Program celebrates first GirlSport Day - Staten Island Advance
The First Annual PAL GirlSport Day is part of "PAL Fit", the health, fitness and wellness component of PAL’s After School programs. "PAL Fit" inspires children in first through eighth grades to focus on active lifestyles and develop positive

After school class? Try paintball, or Wii - Cincinnati.com
But only 8.4 million K-12 students participate in after-school programs, according to the alliance. "A lot of kids go home to empty houses," explains Lakota West teacher Doreen Peck, who agreed to supervise the school's scrapbooking club after being

City and State Leaders Launch Campaign for Universal - Earthtimes (press release)
Why: Youth with high levels of participation in after school programs have lower drop-out rates and higher graduation rates and miss fewer days of school. Yet on any given day, three-quarters of Chicago public high school students cannot access

Innovative local pilot program helps baby boomers - San Jose Mercury News
SUBHED: Hooked on nonprofits When she entered the Encore Fellowship program, she was placed part time at an organization that runs after-school programs for middle school students. She is now working full time as the interim executive director

City school travel bills hit $90,000 in '08 - News-Star
The GEAR UP grant funds after-school tutoring programs, professional development for teachers, college prep classes and university visits by students. A trip to Philadelphia, Atlanta and Jackson to visit sites of alternative school programs cost the

New Bedford school superintendent quits - Turnto10.com
New Bedford’s superintendent of schools resigned Friday and was replaced by the district’s assistant superintendent for accountability and special programs. The Standard-Times reported that Dr. Portia Bonner’s resignation was announced after a