A survey by the Partnership for Children & Youth deserves attention. It finds that lack of funding may cause poor children to lose quality after-school programs.
This is a big deal.
After-school programs are not only a critical resource for working parents, they are an important strategy for closing the achievement gap and keeping our children safe in the afternoon.
California’s After School Education and Safety Program (ASES) supports over 4,000 elementary and middle schools offering after-school and summer programs to more than 400,000 students daily. These programs operate at high poverty schools -- those with an average of over 80% of students participating in the free and reduced-price meals program.
Research -- a good thing -- shows that after-school programs make a difference. They improve school attendance, English fluency, academic success, crime prevention, health and nutrition, and social-emotional skill development.
While programs costs have increased, funding for ASES has remained the same for a decade. The survey found that 92% of ASES-funded respondents are hurt by this stagnant ASES funding.
Several bills pending in the legislature try to address this issue, including these:
Ed100 Lesson 4.7 takes a closer look at after school programs. Changes in the structure of the American family and workforce have made after school hours critical for parents and school district leaders.
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