Monday, February 28, 2011

Boroughs YMCA launches School's Out program for Shrewsbury students - The Daily Shrewsbury

The Daily Shrewsbury

Boroughs YMCA launches School's Out program for Shrewsbury students
The Daily Shrewsbury
The YMCA after- school programs will provide a safe, structured environment for your child to learn, grow and thrive. The program will be licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care and follows the national YMCA school-age curriculum to ...

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Police Activities League receives McCall donation - Tahoe Daily Tribune

Police Activities League receives McCall donation
Tahoe Daily Tribune
Owner Thane McCall is fulfilling that promise by delivering final contributions to the South Lake Tahoe Police Activities League, which will use the funds for after-school programs including a boxing club, bike club, recreation outing group and various ...



Forget Oscars: And the Winner is... “Dear Gov. Cuomo” - Public News Service

Forget Oscars: And the Winner is... “Dear Gov. Cuomo”
Public News Service
In her video, fifth-grader Briana, from Terryville Elementary in Port Jefferson Station, says after-school programs like Arts Club, student council and Drama Club could be eliminated. "I'll be devastated if they cut Drama Club. I love acting. ...

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program - Jamestown Post Journal

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program
Jamestown Post Journal
Project SAFE and the Teens After School Programs offer a comprehensive set of services and programs. For more information, visit www.bgcjamestown.org or call the club office at 664-2902. All Boys and Girls Club programs are supported in part by the ...

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District To Replace YMCA Before/After Care - Webster Kirkwood Times

District To Replace YMCA Before/After Care
Webster Kirkwood Times
"The driving force behind the (new) program is that it's good for kids," he said, noting that Webster, Rockwood and Lindbergh school districts also have their own before and after school programs. "This is not a money-making venture. ...

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Governor's proposed budget cuts university funding - North Wind Online

Governor's proposed budget cuts university funding
North Wind Online
The cuts would include before-and after-school programs, personal tax breaks and hundreds of state jobs and it would ask public employees for benefit or wage concessions. In the budget, Snyder suggests cutting funding to public universities by 15 ...

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Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises - Washington Post

Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises
Washington Post
The former Manchester mayor axed funds for after-school programs in his home town. He voted against money to replace an aging bridge in Portsmouth. And he backed steep reductions for health centers that treat thousands of New Hampshire's uninsured. ...

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Proposed state cuts to youth programs - NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Proposed state cuts to youth programs
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
The affected youth programs offer after school programs and cater to homeless or runaway teens. They also offer teen pregnancy prevention. While the Oswego County Youth Bureau's loss is in the middle of the pack, they share the same worries as each ...

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Boroughs YMCA launches School's Out program for Shrewsbury students - The Daily Shrewsbury

The Daily Shrewsbury

Boroughs YMCA launches School's Out program for Shrewsbury students
The Daily Shrewsbury
The YMCA after- school programs will provide a safe, structured environment for your child to learn, grow and thrive. The program will be licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care and follows the national YMCA school-age curriculum to ...

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Unseen problems increase cost of Benicia school's conversion into new ... - Contra Costa Times

Unseen problems increase cost of Benicia school's conversion into new ...
Contra Costa Times
The building also will house expanded city preschool and after-school programs. The latest changes to be performed by contractor BRCO Construction Inc. include such things as fixing non-code compliant electrical issues --for $98000 -- and site ...

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Many influences drive educational success - MyCentralJersey.com

Many influences drive educational success
MyCentralJersey.com
However, as someone who has established and run after-school programs for students and their parents, I have learned that the influences in the lives of students outside of school are more important to their academic and social success. ...

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Public service programs concerned about cuts to grants - News-Leader.com

Public service programs concerned about cuts to grants
News-Leader.com
Most of the grants goes toward housing assistance and neighborhood improvements, but the city is allowed to use some for public service programs such as after-school programs, food assistance or homeless services that benefit low-income residents. ...

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Kinoshita Parents Want Capo to Close the Achievement Gap - Patch.com

Kinoshita Parents Want Capo to Close the Achievement Gap
Patch.com
... Unified School District Superintendent Joseph Farley told parents at Kinoshita Elementary School Thursday night that the solution to bringing underachieving English-learners up to par isn't after-school programs or remediation “band-aids. ...

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Public service programs concerned about cuts to grants - News-Leader.com

Public service programs concerned about cuts to grants
News-Leader.com
Most of the grants goes toward housing assistance and neighborhood improvements, but the city is allowed to use some for public service programs such as after-school programs, food assistance or homeless services that benefit low-income residents. ...

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Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program - Jamestown Post Journal

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program
Jamestown Post Journal
Project SAFE and the Teens After School Programs offer a comprehensive set of services and programs. For more information, visit www.bgcjamestown.org or call the club office at 664-2902. All Boys and Girls Club programs are supported in part by the ...

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Many influences drive educational success - MyCentralJersey.com

Many influences drive educational success
MyCentralJersey.com
However, as someone who has established and run after-school programs for students and their parents, I have learned that the influences in the lives of students outside of school are more important to their academic and social success. ...

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program - Jamestown Post Journal

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program
Jamestown Post Journal
Project SAFE and the Teens After School Programs offer a comprehensive set of services and programs. For more information, visit www.bgcjamestown.org or call the club office at 664-2902. All Boys and Girls Club programs are supported in part by the ...

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Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises - Washington Post

Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises
Washington Post
The former Manchester mayor axed funds for after-school programs in his home town. He voted against money to replace an aging bridge in Portsmouth. And he backed steep reductions for health centers that treat thousands of New Hampshire's uninsured. ...

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Shreé Medlock: Building education from the bottom up - Shreveport Times

Shreé Medlock: Building education from the bottom up
Shreveport Times
We can start by presenting families with more quality educational options such as charter schools, private school scholarships, increased home schooling, public-private partnerships, virtual schools, after-school programs and effective traditional ...

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Volunteers to read to kids Wednesday in Eagle County - Vail Daily News

Volunteers to read to kids Wednesday in Eagle County
Vail Daily News
After-School Programs: Ignite the imagination of a child through the pages of a book. Activities include English and Spanish reading groups, art projects and Dr. Seuss's birthday party. Volunteer shifts begin at 2 pm and start at one-hour commitments.



Safety campaign kicks off with rally - OCRegister

Safety campaign kicks off with rally
OCRegister
The kids, who were from various after-school programs in the city, learned about street, fire and water safety from several city agencies and Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler. Kelly McQuinn emcees at the "Staying Accident Free Everywhere" rally. ...


'I'm out': Hendon abruptly quits state Senate >> Video - Chicago Tribune

'I'm out': Hendon abruptly quits state Senate >> Video
Chicago Tribune
Included are groups that won grants for after-school programs, job training and health programs, including several that were part of a 2008 Tribune investigation into Hendon's sponsorship of after-school grants. Hendon did say he was upset about the ...

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Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises - Washington Post

Republican freshman in House faces the perils of his promises
Washington Post
The former Manchester mayor axed funds for after-school programs in his home town. He voted against money to replace an aging bridge in Portsmouth. And he backed steep reductions for health centers that treat thousands of New Hampshire's uninsured. ...

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Editorial: A good year for Holiday Fund - The Almanac Online

Editorial: A good year for Holiday Fund
The Almanac Online
Operates clubhouses in Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood, East Palo Alto and Redwood City, and after-school programs at schools in these communities designed to extend the learning day and supplement the school's curriculum. Provides emergency food ...



Safety campaign kicks off with rally - OCRegister

Safety campaign kicks off with rally
OCRegister
The kids, who were from various after-school programs in the city, learned about street, fire and water safety from several city agencies and Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler. Kelly McQuinn emcees at the "Staying Accident Free Everywhere" rally. ...



Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program - Jamestown Post Journal

Boys & Girls Club To Begin New After-School Program
Jamestown Post Journal
Project SAFE and the Teens After School Programs offer a comprehensive set of services and programs. For more information, visit www.bgcjamestown.org or call the club office at 664-2902. All Boys and Girls Club programs are supported in part by the ...

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District To Replace YMCA Before/After Care - Webster Kirkwood Times

District To Replace YMCA Before/After Care
Webster Kirkwood Times
"The driving force behind the (new) program is that it's good for kids," he said, noting that Webster, Rockwood and Lindbergh school districts also have their own before and after school programs. "This is not a money-making venture. ...

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Board member highlights positives of Upper Saddle River After School Program - NorthJersey.com

Board member highlights positives of Upper Saddle River After School Program
NorthJersey.com
I learned that the Board of Education is exploring other avenues as far as after school programs. I also came to find that there are some issues between the Board of Education and the administration of the After School Program and not an issue ...

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McKenzie: Union bill would harm quality child care - vtdigger.org

McKenzie: Union bill would harm quality child care
vtdigger.org
As early education centers, after-school programs and home child care providers, we have dedicated our work to providing high-quality, affordable child care for Vermont families of all incomes and backgrounds. Our organizations, The YMCA, ...



Lauren Forcella: Grandma gets an earful on 'Glee' - Record-Searchlight

Lauren Forcella: Grandma gets an earful on 'Glee'
Record-Searchlight
My granddaughter and grandson are always involved in multiple after-school programs and I worry about their stress levels. Omitting the singing and dancing, how similar is "Glee" to real high school? Your answers will make the show that much more ...

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House Budget Bill Would Starve Local Communities of Vital Resources - Bradenton Herald

House Budget Bill Would Starve Local Communities of Vital Resources
Bradenton Herald
18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Republican-led House bill to fund federal agencies through the end of September would cut billions of dollars in assistance to local communities for public housing, day care and after-school programs, meals for the ...



Senate approves reading accountability bill - Salt Lake Tribune

Senate approves reading accountability bill
Salt Lake Tribune
The Senate voted 25-1 in favor of SB63, which would outline how the money may be used — for reading assessments, reading specialists, tutoring, before- and after-school programs, software and summer school — and would require annual reports to ...

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LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger launch Hoop Heroes program at Katsuya - Examiner.com

LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger launch Hoop Heroes program at Katsuya
Examiner.com
The After-School All-Stars, founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1992 is a national provider of after school programs which include both sports and academics. Hoop Heroes raises funds through donations from NBA players based on their basketball ...



Burlington panel defers after-school program merger - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Burlington panel defers after-school program merger
BurlingtonFreePress.com
... Free Press Staff Writer • Thursday, February 17, 2011 The Parks Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to defer its decision on accepting or rejecting the proposal from a residents' committee to continue with the merger of the city's after-school programs. ...

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Bakersfield-bred school consultant creating 'buzz' in state - Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield-bred school consultant creating 'buzz' in state
Bakersfield Californian
Brett Zandes has a goal -- to reach 70 million kids in the United States in the next seven years through after-school programs. Little by little, he's inching closer. The educator with local roots is expanding Consult 4 Kids, an after-school program ...
Redlands schools to get robotics labsRedlands Daily Facts

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Take a roll in Sno Bowl - Warren Tribune Chronicle

Take a roll in Sno Bowl
Warren Tribune Chronicle
Registration begins at 3:30 pm and bowling will be from 4 to 7 pm Bowlers are asked to collect sponsorships to support Neighborhood Ministries' after-school programs. A minimum of $10 in sponsorships entitles bowlers to bowl free, two games each bowler ...



Madison school activities off Wednesday; MSCR programs will run as scheduled - Wisconsin State Journal

Workday Minnesota

Madison school activities off Wednesday; MSCR programs will run as scheduled
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison School and Community Recreation (MSCR) will be operating on Wednesday, except for MSCR-run after-school programs for elementary, middle and high school students. That means pre-school programs and adult activities will be held as scheduled on ...
'Angry' Wisconsin dad: Fire 'sick' teachers who protest budget billYahoo! News

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HEAF Helps Bronx Students - YourNabe.com

HEAF Helps Bronx Students
YourNabe.com
Through a commitment of after school programs, Saturdays and summers, HEAF students are provided with additional opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable to them in public school, in a learning style that is more hands on and student-centered, ...



How Governor Snyder's proposed budget cuts to education will affect you - ConnectMidMichigan.com

How Governor Snyder's proposed budget cuts to education will affect you
ConnectMidMichigan.com
As far as after school programs and the arts, Douglas says they're a core part of education, but Carter fears they will be cut. “Being in music, being in sports, that's the foundation for a child's character building you know, assertiveness, ...

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Burlington panel defers after-school program merger - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Burlington panel defers after-school program merger
BurlingtonFreePress.com
... Free Press Staff Writer • Thursday, February 17, 2011 The Parks Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to defer its decision on accepting or rejecting the proposal from a residents' committee to continue with the merger of the city's after-school programs. ...

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Funds give after-school program a kick - Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Funds give after-school program a kick
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Carbondale remains the most supportive of any of the individual communities where the Access Roaring Fork after-school programs are being offered. That now includes middle schools throughout Garfield County, plus Basalt. ...



Board member highlights positives of Upper Saddle River After School Program - NorthJersey.com

Board member highlights positives of Upper Saddle River After School Program
NorthJersey.com
I learned that the Board of Education is exploring other avenues as far as after school programs. I also came to find that there are some issues between the Board of Education and the administration of the After School Program and not an issue ...

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DHS prepares for cuts under Governor's proposed budget - UpNorthLive.com

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DHS prepares for cuts under Governor's proposed budget
UpNorthLive.com
DHS would lose 300 field worker positions, before-and-after school programs, and other programs which would save more than $26 million. 7&4 talked with a DHS spokesperson today, who said the department will look at the operations. ...
Schools face deep cuts under Gov. Rick Snyder's budget planMuskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
LANSING: Snyder says state must work together to cut budgetSouthgate News Herald
Michigan Gov.Snyder presents $45B budget, says it's opportunity to "stop ...CanadianBusiness.com
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Friday, February 4, 2011

JPS Cancels Tuesday's After School Programs - WAPT Jackson

JPS Cancels Tuesday's After School Programs
WAPT Jackson
Jackson Public Schools officials canceled after school programs for Tuesday because of the threat of severe weather. The cancellations include the Extended ...
JPS cancels afterschool programsWLBT-TV

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BEAUMONT: Funding sought to continue after-school program - Press-Enterprise

BEAUMONT: Funding sought to continue after-school program
Press-Enterprise
49, the After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002, which provides funding for before and after-school programs. This enrichment program includes ...

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Linden Hosts Program To Promote Business Education - NJ TODAY

NJ TODAY

Linden Hosts Program To Promote Business Education
NJ TODAY
... Engaging the Business Community in Your After School Program, that provided after school programs in the region with information and tools to help them ...



Caddo schools cancels after-school programs, events - Shreveport Times

Caddo schools cancels after-school programs, events
Shreveport Times
All after-school programs and events are canceled today. The Superintendent has not yet made a decision regarding school tomorrow. ...