Parents scramble after Phoenix Afterschool Centers cut back - Phoenix Business Journal
A 75 percent cut in the number of free after-school programs offered by the city of Phoenix is leaving many working parents scrambling to find alternative — and potentially costly — care for their children when they

Lining up to stay after school - Omaha World-Herald
When it came to getting her daughter into an after-school program, Angela Ullman wasn't taking any chances. Wheeler Elementary, where her daughter will start kindergarten next fall, didn't have many open slots. And once

Scottsdale school board passes final budget after $11 million cut - AZCentral.com
When Scottsdale students return to school Aug. 9, they will start and leave at different times than last year, have more crowded classrooms, pay more money to play sports and see fewer librarians. All results of budget

Goodell: Reduce preseason sked - Philadelphia Daily News
NEW YORK - Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL no longer needs four preseason games, but the league should change its offseason training programs. "It's clear the fans don't want four preseason games," Goodell said yesterday after speaking to high school players at an NFL football clinic in

After-school programs eligible for anti-obesity training - Zanesville Times Recorder
After-school programs in half of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, Coshocton, Morgan and Perry, will be eligible for additional training to combat childhood obesity. Ohio Action for Healthy Kids will receive $60,000 in federal stimulus money. It will use this money to train officials from

City receives $410,000 to build school facility - North Little Rock Times
Sherwood has been awarded a grant to pay for a new facility for after-school programs at Sylvan Hills Elementary School. The $410,000 Community Block Grant will come through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Camp Fire USA to close Fairbanks programs - KTUU
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Camp Fire USA Alaska Council plans to close most of its Fairbanks operations in August, citing the economy and the loss of some private and corporate donors. Camp Fire has served Fairbanks since