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After-school program leaders and supporters gathered at the U.S. Department of Education Tuesday to plead their case for dramatically expanding the number of after-school programs throughout the country.
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The Phoenix Afterschool Center (PAC) provides a safe place for for dozens of Ahwatukee Foothills children after each school day, but the program was in serious danger of being eliminated at two of five Kyrene schools this year until Councilman Sal DiCiccio appealed to Camelback Volkswagen for a last-minute donation.
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PEORIA, AZ -- Before you let your child stay home alone after school, Peoria police say there's one question to ask yourself.
"If I were looking for a babysitter, would I hire my child to watch my kids? If the answer is 'no', your child should not be home alone," said
Mike Tellef with the Peoria police department.
The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence in collaboration with the Arizona statewide Youth Development Task Force is proud to announce the creation of the Arizona Afterschool Map, a web based, afterschool map and directory designed to be an invaluable tool for all Arizona afterschool providers.
New report cites seven strategies to improve Effectiveness of Extended Leanring Opportunities
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan supports out-of-school time programs.
Harvard Family Research Project is excited to share with you a new out-of-school time resource.
From the Washington Post on March 30, 2009
The House version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill passed this week with the following supports for afterschool programs:
The Study, Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation from The Finance Project and Public/Private Ventures, Offers New Knowledge and Tools for Policymakers to Use in...