Daley told CPs officials not to ax sports programs - Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Daley said Tuesday he ordered the Chicago Public Schools to restore non-varsity high school sports programs to keep young people occupied and off the streets. One day after the Chicago Sun-Times

Business owners go back to school for new skills - San Francisco Gate
With the start of the new school year, many small business owners are about to become students. Some are brand-new entrepreneurs who want to learn the basics, such as how to use accounting software. Others are

Y ramps up before-, after-school programs - Indianapolis Star
The West District Branch YMCA is again offering before- and after-school care in the Avon, Brownsburg, Plainfield and Wayne Township school districts as classes resume. The Y will offer programs in Avon at

SRI International Announces Results of Study Examining After-School Learning Programs - Forbes
MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SRI International announced the completion of an implementation study that looked at programming and the quality of instruction at 21st Century Community Learning

Funds from D.A. program support crime prevention and youth programs - Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Funds from District Attorney Daniel Donovan's asset forfeiture program are headed to a good cause: To support 12 organizations that provide crime prevention and youth programs on Staten

New Law Holds After-School Programs Accountable - WIFR
ILLINOIS - (WIFR) Governor Pat Quinn signed new legislation today to create the Youth Development Council. It will oversee state-funded after- school programs to make sure they are being effective. The Department of