Friday, July 26, 2013

Portland-area districts win millions for after-school programs heavy on ... - OregonLive.com

Portland-area districts win millions for after-school programs heavy on ...
OregonLive.com
Jim Zaworski, left,co-directed William Walker Elementary School's 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant back in 2007. Now his school and others will get new or upgraded after-school programs thanks to $2 million federal grants won by about 20 ...



Register for Bernalillo County after-school programs - KOB.com

Register for Bernalillo County after-school programs
KOB.com
Register for Bernalillo County after-school programs. Posted at: 07/22/2013 7:26 AM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4. Registration for after-school programs in Bernalillo County start Monday. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and it's on a first ...



Teaming up to create healthier after school programs - Stamford Plus Magazine

Teaming up to create healthier after school programs
Stamford Plus Magazine
The Norwalk Health Department, the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, and the Norwalk YMCA are working together to ensure that health and wellness continue to be a big part of Columbus Magnet Elementary School's after school program.



Local YMCA Offers After School Programs - Patch.com

Local YMCA Offers After School Programs
Patch.com
If you are looking for a safe and fun place for your child to go after school this year, you should check out the Robert Fowler Family YMCA's After School Programs. When children enter the Y's After School program a world of imagination, growth and fun ...



Lake County ends busing to after school programs - WFTV Orlando

Lake County ends busing to after school programs
WFTV Orlando
Freddy Williams, the local director for the Boys and Girls Clubs, said the decision will be very hard on the mostly lower-income parents whose children attend the after school programs. "This is the program that helps those parents that need us the ...



Your Choise of After School Programs Will Make the Difference in Your Child's ... - Watch List News (press release)

Your Choise of After School Programs Will Make the Difference in Your Child's ...
Watch List News (press release)
Summer is halfway over and the start of school will be upon parents faster than they realize. According to Master Gary A. Schill, a leading authority on Child and Family Development, a parent's choice for their children's after school will make a huge ...

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Schuyler County after school programs in jeopardy - YNN

Schuyler County after school programs in jeopardy
YNN
Two school districts in the Southern Tier are facing another challenge and now they're looking to the public for help. The Odessa-Montour and Watkins Glen central school districts did not receive a federal grant this year, putting after school programs ...



After-School Program Providers in the US Industry Market Research Report Now ... - Watch List News (press release)

After-School Program Providers in the US Industry Market Research Report Now ...
Watch List News (press release)
According to the most recent 2009 survey conducted by the Afterschool Alliance, about 8.4 million children participate in after-school programs nationwide for an average of 8.1 hours per week. Despite the number of children in after-school programs ...

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Your Choise of After School Programs Will Make the Difference in Your Child's ... - Watch List News (press release)

Your Choise of After School Programs Will Make the Difference in Your Child's ...
Watch List News (press release)
Summer is halfway over and the start of school will be upon parents faster than they realize. According to Master Gary A. Schill, a leading authority on Child and Family Development, a parent's choice for their children's after school will make a huge ...



Arizona directory lists options for programs outside school hours - East Valley Tribune

Arizona directory lists options for programs outside school hours
East Valley Tribune
Arizona directory lists options for programs outside school hours. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. After-school programs. Tim Hacker ...



Lake after-school programs lose busing because of budget cutbacks - Orlando Sentinel

Lake after-school programs lose busing because of budget cutbacks
Orlando Sentinel
More than 150 Lake County schoolchildren won't be getting bus rides to their usual after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs thanks to transportation cutbacks scheduled to take effect next month. Lake school-transportation staffers are slashing ...
Boys & Girls Clubs Brings After-School FocusMemphis Daily News

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House Bill Would Cut After School Program Funding, Create Block Grant - Youth Today

House Bill Would Cut After School Program Funding, Create Block Grant
Youth Today
Instead, the Student Success Act channels funding into a new Local Competitive Block Grant program, which could be used to support before and after school programs - though block grant funds could also be used for teacher recruitment and pay, school ...

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Teaming up to create healthier after school programs - Stamford Plus Magazine

Teaming up to create healthier after school programs
Stamford Plus Magazine
The Norwalk Health Department, the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, and the Norwalk YMCA are working together to ensure that health and wellness continue to be a big part of Columbus Magnet Elementary School's after school program.



Local YMCA Offers After School Programs - Patch.com

Local YMCA Offers After School Programs
Patch.com
If you are looking for a safe and fun place for your child to go after school this year, you should check out the Robert Fowler Family YMCA's After School Programs. When children enter the Y's After School program a world of imagination, growth and fun ...



Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce to host boat cruise supporting after school ... - Boston.com

Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce to host boat cruise supporting after school ...
Boston.com
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce to host boat cruise supporting after school programs. Posted by Terri Ogan July 23, 2013 10:12 AM. Comments (); E-mail story; Print story. E-mail this article. To: Invalid E-mail address. Add a personal message:(80 ...


Monday, July 22, 2013

Registration to start for after-school programs - Today's News-Herald

Registration to start for after-school programs
Today's News-Herald
The After School Programs take place at each local elementary school starting Aug. 5, the first day of the 2013-14 school year. Children attending kindergarten through grade six are eligible to participate in structured and fun activities in a safe ...



Collier parents protest after school changes - NBC2 News

Collier parents protest after school changes
NBC2 News
Today we spoke with Laurel Oak Elementary parent and attorney Steve Bracci--who filed a legal challenge against the process the school board used to cut after school programs--such as Sports Club. The new programs implemented by principals are set to ...

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The secret war on afterschool programs - Washington Post (blog)

The secret war on afterschool programs
Washington Post (blog)
alliance The Obama administration has for some time been supporting the expansion of learning time in school — which sounds useful but often isn't — by diverting money intended for afterschool programs, many of which are high quality and offer ...



Northwoods Schools Receive Funding for After School Programs - Wjjq

Northwoods Schools Receive Funding for After School Programs
Wjjq
Northwoods Schools Receive Funding for After School Programs. Home » Northwoods Schools Receive Funding for After School Programs. 18 Jul News. Several Northwoods schools are among those receiving funding to continue with after school activities.


Monday, July 15, 2013

4-H after-school programs expanding - Eau Claire Country Today

4-H after-school programs expanding
Eau Claire Country Today
... for students to learn leadership and educational skills. What many don't realize is that those same 4-H educators are working to bring the 4-H experiences to a variety of after-school programs, and in 2010 they reached more than 40,000 kids statewide.

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For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Peter Deutsch, the former Florida congressman who founded the Ben Gamla schools, says the religious after-school programs have two additional advantages over traditional Hebrew schools: The programs don't have to waste time on bar-mitzvah prep, and ...



Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs - Patch.com

Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs
Patch.com
Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs. Sign up you kid or kids for Livingston Youth & Community Services' programs that begin in October. Posted by Mike D'Onofrio (Editor), July 12, 2013 at 10:41 am. Comment Recommend.



Many have helped make after-school program successful - Auburn Citizen

Many have helped make after-school program successful
Auburn Citizen
For nearly 13 years, the Partnership for Resultshas provided after school programs to approximately 400 hundred students a year in Auburn schools - Casey Park, Genesee, Auburn Junior High School and West Middle School before it closed. For 10 of those ...



After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity - UC Los Angeles

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity
UC Los Angeles
Findings from this study indicate that after-school programs have the potential to provide opportunities for enhanced physical activity and the development of healthy habits in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who may have limited ...

and more »


Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Scholars donate to after-school programs in ... - KyForward.com

Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Scholars donate to after-school programs in ...
KyForward.com
“We are so pleased to be able to assist both of these outstanding after-school programs,” said Lindsey Wilson College Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership Amy Thompson-Wells, who helps oversee the Bonner Scholars Program. “Both of ...


Sunday, July 14, 2013

4-H after-school programs expanding - Eau Claire Country Today

4-H after-school programs expanding
Eau Claire Country Today
... for students to learn leadership and educational skills. What many don't realize is that those same 4-H educators are working to bring the 4-H experiences to a variety of after-school programs, and in 2010 they reached more than 40,000 kids statewide.

and more »


Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs - Patch.com

Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs
Patch.com
Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs. Sign up you kid or kids for Livingston Youth & Community Services' programs that begin in October. Posted by Mike D'Onofrio (Editor), July 12, 2013 at 10:41 am. Comment Recommend.



Watkins, Odessa, SVE after-school activities affected by grant loss - Elmira Star-Gazette

Watkins, Odessa, SVE after-school activities affected by grant loss
Elmira Star-Gazette
Popular after-school programs that serve hundreds of students in three area school districts are endangered because their federal grant was not renewed. The programs, held daily and even extending into summer school, served grades 5-8 and included ...



Leader Editorial: After-school programs are critical and expensive - Burbank Leader

Leader Editorial: After-school programs are critical and expensive
Burbank Leader
The BUSD, which in 2013-14 could face a $5.5-million structural deficit, has been toying with the idea of charging the Boys & Girls Club $88,500 in rent and maintenance costs during the coming school year to continue providing its after-school programs ...



After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity - UC Los Angeles

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity
UC Los Angeles
Findings from this study indicate that after-school programs have the potential to provide opportunities for enhanced physical activity and the development of healthy habits in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who may have limited ...

and more »

Saturday, July 13, 2013

4-H after-school programs expanding - Eau Claire Country Today

4-H after-school programs expanding
Eau Claire Country Today
... for students to learn leadership and educational skills. What many don't realize is that those same 4-H educators are working to bring the 4-H experiences to a variety of after-school programs, and in 2010 they reached more than 40,000 kids statewide.

and more »


Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Scholars donate to after-school programs in ... - KyForward.com

Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Scholars donate to after-school programs in ...
KyForward.com
“We are so pleased to be able to assist both of these outstanding after-school programs,” said Lindsey Wilson College Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership Amy Thompson-Wells, who helps oversee the Bonner Scholars Program. “Both of ...



Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs - Patch.com

Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs
Patch.com
Registration Now Open For 2013-14 LYCS After School Programs. Sign up you kid or kids for Livingston Youth & Community Services' programs that begin in October. Posted by Mike D'Onofrio (Editor), July 12, 2013 at 10:41 am. Comment Recommend.



Watkins, Odessa, SVE after-school activities affected by grant loss - Elmira Star-Gazette

Watkins, Odessa, SVE after-school activities affected by grant loss
Elmira Star-Gazette
Popular after-school programs that serve hundreds of students in three area school districts are endangered because their federal grant was not renewed. The programs, held daily and even extending into summer school, served grades 5-8 and included ...



Leader Editorial: After-school programs are critical and expensive - Burbank Leader

Leader Editorial: After-school programs are critical and expensive
Burbank Leader
The BUSD, which in 2013-14 could face a $5.5-million structural deficit, has been toying with the idea of charging the Boys & Girls Club $88,500 in rent and maintenance costs during the coming school year to continue providing its after-school programs ...



Resource center extends helping hand to expanded learning and summer ... - Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Resource center extends helping hand to expanded learning and summer ...
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
“Now more than ever, as schools drop back on arts, music, those in-school activities that focus on character development, after-school programs are so important,” Sheaffer said. “But a good-quality program needs staff who are knowledgeable. They love ...



After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity - UC Los Angeles

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity
UC Los Angeles
Findings from this study indicate that after-school programs have the potential to provide opportunities for enhanced physical activity and the development of healthy habits in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who may have limited ...

and more »


Many have helped make after-school program successful - Auburn Citizen

Many have helped make after-school program successful
Auburn Citizen
For nearly 13 years, the Partnership for Resultshas provided after school programs to approximately 400 hundred students a year in Auburn schools - Casey Park, Genesee, Auburn Junior High School and West Middle School before it closed. For 10 of those ...



For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Peter Deutsch, the former Florida congressman who founded the Ben Gamla schools, says the religious after-school programs have two additional advantages over traditional Hebrew schools: The programs don't have to waste time on bar-mitzvah prep, and ...



Port Chester May Charge Fee For After School Programs - The Daily Voice

Port Chester May Charge Fee For After School Programs
The Daily Voice
The district was not awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant from the state Department of Education that it has received in the past to fund after school programs, according to Assistant Superintendent Frank Fanelli. Fanelli said that ...


Tuesday, July 9, 2013

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity - UC Los Angeles

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity
UC Los Angeles
Findings from this study indicate that after-school programs have the potential to provide opportunities for enhanced physical activity and the development of healthy habits in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who may have limited ...

and more »

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Big Brothers Big Sisters receives grant to open after-school programs - Laramie Boomerang

Big Brothers Big Sisters receives grant to open after-school programs
Laramie Boomerang
The after-school programs, which have yet to be named, are going to run from the time students get out of school until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Linford and the Junior High, MacDuff said. MacDuff said programs would focus on being fun and ...

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After-school programs hit hard by cuts - Stockton Record

After-school programs hit hard by cuts
Stockton Record
After-school programs are designed to provide a safe place for children between the time school gets out and the time when parents get off work and can pick up the children. The San Andreas program, for example, operates from 2 to 6:30 p.m. daily.

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NCLUSD hikes fees for after-school programs - Gustine Press-Standard

NCLUSD hikes fees for after-school programs
Gustine Press-Standard
NEWMAN – Some students in elementary after-school programs will pay a higher fee next year. School board members last week approved an increase in the daily participation fee from $1 to $1.38 in order to essentially keep existing services in place.



After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity - UC Los Angeles

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity
UC Los Angeles
Findings from this study indicate that after-school programs have the potential to provide opportunities for enhanced physical activity and the development of healthy habits in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families who may have limited ...

and more »


Gilbert district opens registration for before- and after-school programs - East Valley Tribune

Gilbert district opens registration for before- and after-school programs
East Valley Tribune
Gilbert district opens registration for before- and after-school programs. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. Plenty of variety at summer camps. Darryl Webb ...



8 after-school programs in SD get grants - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

8 after-school programs in SD get grants
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
PIERRE — Eight after-school programs have been awarded grants to provide educational opportunities for students. The South Dakota Department of Education says the grants range from $50,000 to $150,000 per year. The grants are funded for five years ...

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YMCA Makes Pitch to Take Over After School Programs - Patch.com

YMCA Makes Pitch to Take Over After School Programs
Patch.com
YMCA Makes Pitch to Take Over After School Programs. The organization presented a plan to the Wyckoff Board of Education Monday night to run after school student programs at Eisenhower Middle School. Posted by Devin McGinley, June 19, 2013 at 04:42 ...



For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog)

Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog)

For Hebrew charter school kids, religion comes after school
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog)
Peter Deutsch, the former Florida congressman who founded the Ben Gamla schools, says the religious after-school programs have two additional advantages over traditional Hebrew schools: The programs don't have to waste time on bar-mitzvah prep, and ...