N.J. school budget war draws in many first-time voters - NorthJersey.com
Paterson resident Julio Velez, 42, worried budget cuts would close after-school programs. Christie “ought to recheck his priorities,” Velez said. Miguel Rodriguez, another Paterson resident, agreed. “I don’t know why the governor wants to

N.J. voters make choices about school spending - Bridgeton News
Joe Epstein/For The Star-Ledger Nicole Sequeira teaches a group of students in an after-school program about good nutrition. Gov. Christie's budget cuts threaten after-school programs for about 11,000 kids. New Jersey After 3, a nonprofit agency that

SensoryEdge to Introduce Premium, High Quality Classroom Furniture - PRWeb
specialize in products for programs that often are difficult to find quality products for, such as infants (with our spectacular playgrounds, room dividers and lofts) through school age (with the only full line of furniture for after school

Detroit school board requests that Granholm leap into - Detroit Free Press
the superintendent and Board of Education the necessary mechanisms for the operation and implementation of all academic programming,” including the after-school and summer school programs. Granholm appointed Bobb in March 2009. Bobb submits

After-school grants cut for Baldwin, Eudora - LJWORLD
After-school programs in Baldwin City and Eudora school districts will lose their state financing as of July 1, Douglas County commissioners agreed Wednesday. Prevention programs that will not be financed through the Juvenile Justice Authority, as

Protesters urge Grand Rapids city leaders to keep - MLive.com
A group of about 40 protesters urged Grand Rapids city commissioners Tuesday to continue $150,000 in grant funding that helps pay for after school programs for school children. Students and mentors mostly from the Baxter Community Center gathered

School official placed on leave after revealing secret - Courier-Journal
The School Board suspended Superintendent Steven Mills on Wednesday after he informed board members last week about his marriage to district literacy programs director Joann Shaw since April 2005. “As hard as it may be to believe, it's an absolute

Department of Youth and Community Development axes - New York Daily News
As of June 30, the children will be forced to find and alternative facility for their after school activities, due to a cessation of funding for the CAMBA-run after-school program at P.S. 269. Budget cuts to after-school programs meant to spare the