Friday, November 9, 2012

After-class middle school programs sought in Gowanda - Metrowny.com

After-class middle school programs sought in Gowanda
Metrowny.com
Sharon Mathe spoke to the board, noting that it has been demonstrated that after-school programs actually improve the academic performance of students. She stated that it costs $90,000 to incarcerate a youth for one year, which is a cost far beyond ...
After School Classes for Elementary, Middle School StudentsPagosa Daily Post

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Students being hardest hit by failed RSU 19 loan proposal after $750000 budget ... - Bangor Daily News

Students being hardest hit by failed RSU 19 loan proposal after $750000 budget ...
Bangor Daily News
Many of the items in the $750,000 package of cuts involve after-school programs and junior varsity sports. Potter said last month that only 17 percent of the district's budget is capable of being cut because salaries, insurance and many other expenses ...



Easton, Redding Schools Open, After-School Programs Off - The Daily Voice

Easton, Redding Schools Open, After-School Programs Off
The Daily Voice
Easton and Redding schools remain open Wednesday but all after-school programs are canceled, Bernie Josefsburg, superintendent of Region 9 Public Schools announced. Easton Park & Rec has canceled Easton Extended Day Wednesday. Redding ...

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Farmington View Boosters raise money for AmeriCorps volunteer, school programs - OregonLive.com

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Farmington View Boosters raise money for AmeriCorps volunteer, school programs
OregonLive.com
All proceeds go to the Farmington View Booster Club which support an AmeriCorps volunteer, enrichment assemblies, field trips, outdoor school and more than 20 after-school programs. Farmington View Elementary is located at 8300 S.W. Hillsboro Highway, ...



After-school programs get their due - STLtoday.com

After-school programs get their due
STLtoday.com
The Rockwood School District joined schools across the country on Oct. 18 in celebrating Lights on Afterschool, a nationwide rally in support of after-school programs. For more than 28 years, Rockwood has provided families with before- and after-school ...

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Coach Across America program to place 26 coaches in 11 after-school programs - NOLA.com

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Coach Across America program to place 26 coaches in 11 after-school programs
NOLA.com
Enlarge Matthew Hinton, The Times-Picayune Former Heisman trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Marcus Allen runs against students at the Samuel J. Green School in New Orleans, La., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Allen and other athletes were on hand to ...

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Local students getting after-school care with $20 million in federal grants - al.com (blog)

al.com (blog)

Local students getting after-school care with $20 million in federal grants
al.com (blog)
The money, called 21st Century Community Learning Grants, represent the only federal dollars designated specifically for after-school programs, Penn said. The application process is very competitive, with school districts throughout the country trying ...


Friday, November 2, 2012

After-school not an afterthought - Florida Times-Union

Florida Times-Union

After-school not an afterthought
Florida Times-Union
The purpose of Lights on Afterschool is to bring awareness to the important role that after-school programs play in the lives of the children that attend them. After-school programs around the United States participate in this event. This year, the ...



After-school programs get their due - STLtoday.com

After-school programs get their due
STLtoday.com
The Rockwood School District joined schools across the country on Oct. 18 in celebrating Lights on Afterschool, a nationwide rally in support of after-school programs. For more than 28 years, Rockwood has provided families with before- and after-school ...



Brook Park commemorates after school programs at library - Plain Dealer

Plain Dealer

Brook Park commemorates after school programs at library
Plain Dealer
To help combat the problem and give students a safe and familiar place to go when classes finish, libraries across America offer after school programs. The Brook Park public library is no exception. The Homework Center program, founded six years ago ...