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National After-School Summit Media Roundup

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National After-School Summit Media Roundup

Schwarzenegger and Paige: Why Congress should keep funding afterschool programs (The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia)

There are more than 60,000 children who go to sleep every night in a juvenile detention center, and 2.6 million of our high school students will drop out before they ever graduate high school. We can do better. We both believe that education is a basic civil right for all, and that education does not end when the bell rings at the close of a school day. As the former governor of California and U.S. secretary for education, we fought to support federal funding for afterschool programs to support the lifelong learning of our children. We stood together at a summit in 2003 to fight for these programs, and now we have come together again. Today, as Congress debates the elimination of $1 billion in critical funding for afterschool programs that could affect 1.6 million students, we are both deeply concerned and prepared to fight for these programs which help some of our most at-risk students.

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling on Congress to preserve federal funding for after-school programs (KABC-LA, Los Angeles, California)

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling on Congress to preserve federal funding for after-school programs. Schwarzenegger took part in a national summit on public school funding. The conference was held at USC and included education, business, and law enforcement leaders from around the country. A congressional committee is considering a plan to eliminate federally funded after-school programs and transfer the money to individual states. Critics of federal cuts say low income areas would be the hardest hit.

Why should cities invest in after-school programs? Five mayors explain (Youth Today)

After-school programs are helping reduce gang activity, crime and child obesity, five mayors of U.S. cities said Tuesday at the National After-School Summit, a one-day conference in Los Angeles. Fort Worth, Texas, had a gang issue, said its mayor, Betsy Price. In response, the city put money toward after-school and late-night basketball programs and crime went down, she said. Mayor Jeffrey Lunde, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., said youth crime went down 41 percent after his city created after-school programs. “We’re not a big city,” he said. “We don’t have money to gamble.” But funding after-school programs provided a return, he said. Mayors Karl Dean of Nashville, Tenn., and Cherie Wood of South Salt Lake, Utah, agreed that investment in after-school programs had an impact on crime. Wood cited a 64 percent drop in youth crime in South Salt Lake.

Syracuse police chief appears with Arnold Schwarzenegger at after-school summit (Syracuse.com, Syracuse, New York)

Chief Frank Fowler joined a former governor and former Education Department head Tuesday to champion the benefits of after-school programs for kids. Fowler participated in a panel at the National After-School Summit in California that included former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The panel, titled "Then and Now: Decade of After-School Excellence - Helping Our Kids Succeed," was held at the University of Southern California. Rod Paige, who served as secretary of the Education Department from 2001-2005, and Bonnie Reiss, the global director of the Schwarzenegger Institute, also participated in the panel. This year's after-school summit focused on how funding after-school programs can reduce crime, lower drop-out rates and help students improve grades. Congress is considering $1 billion in cuts to after-school programs nationwide.

Summit revolves around after-school programs (Daily Trojan, Los Angeles, California)

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and leaders in business, education, technology and philanthropy gathered at Town and Gown Tuesday morning for the National After-School Summit to discuss the importance of after-school programs which are in danger of funding cuts. Congress is debating on cutting more than $1 billion dollars in federal funding for after-school programs. The summit was sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, Price School of Public Policy and  Afterschool All-Stars and Afterschool Alliance, a group of after school advocacy programs. Schwarzenegger organized a similar event in 2003 when after-school funding was at risk. Schwarzenegger said the Summit was created to keep after school programs alive and kids safe.

Arnold Schwarzenegger demands funding for after-school programs (ATVN at USC, Los Angeles, California)

For the After School All Stars from Bell Gardens Intermediate school, today's performance was their biggest one yet. "It was fun, it was pretty amazing, nerve-racking," said 13-year-old Adrian Ochoa. The group is part of an after-school program that focuses on exposing students to the arts. Jesse Mendoza is a teacher at Bell Gardens Intermediate School and also the choreographer for the dance team. “The after-school program means everything,” said Mendoza. “I work with kids at-risk and these kids find a different passion through the arts, particularly dance, but there’s other aspects of the arts that they do.” Mendoza says the programs help keep kids on the right track by allowing them to stay entertained after school lets out. “Sadly, and I know because I am the councilman there,” said Mendoza, “we have a gang problem and other things going on in our city, and we’re trying to avoid that by keeping them busy after school.”

Weekly Media Roundup: January 31, 2024

Advocates of Afterschool Opportunities Rally in Albany for $119M Funding Boost, Spectrum News 1 (New York) On Tuesday, afterschool leaders, students, and lawmakers gathered in Albany, New York to press for an additional $119 million in state funding to ensure universal access to afterschool. At...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/31/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 24, 2024

'Articulate Their Pain': Preventing Teen Suicide Through the Power of Music, Spectrum News 1 (North Carolina) DDAAT-App, a mental health nonprofit with an afterschool program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is partnering with The Bridge, a music studio, to give students access to recording...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/24/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 17, 2024

Bessie Coleman After School Aviation Program to be Tested in Oklahoma, General Aviation News (Oklahoma) Sixth and 7th graders in Tulsa, Oklahoma are exploring careers in aerospace and aeronautics by building planes, flying drones, and participating in other hands-on projects thanks to a...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/17/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 10, 2024

Glendale Middle School Coach Who Inspires All Gifted With Dream Team Surprise, Fox 13 (Utah) This week, Fox 13’s “Dream Team” in Salt Lake City surprised Glendale Middle School physical education teacher, coach and afterschool program director Lucas Tucker at a school assembly...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/10/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 3, 2024

Robbinsville Extended Day Program is Much More than Childcare, Communitynews.org (New Jersey) At the Sharon Elementary School’s Robbinsville Extended Day (RED) program in New Jersey, students take part in yoga, financial literacy courses, robotics, cooking classes, sign language...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/03/24

Weekly Media Roundup: December 20, 2023

Numerous Metro Detroit Before- and After-School Programs to Receive Portion of $50M MiLEAP Grant, WXYZ (Michigan) Thanks to $50 million in grants from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), 67,000 Michigan students will be able to attend...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/20/23

Weekly Media Roundup: December 13, 2023

Federal Grant Helps Restart University of Tulsa Partnership With Kendall-Whittier Elementary, Tulsa World (Oklahoma) Thanks to a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, college students from the University of Tulsa will once again help lead the Youth Scholars afterschool program at...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/13/23

Weekly Media Roundup: December 6, 2023

Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's Financial Literacy Program Aims to Give Bridgeport Teens Life Skills, The Register Citizen (Connecticut) Teens in Bridgeport, Connecticut will learn about credit cards, loans, budgeting, college financial planning and more as part of Wakeman Boys & Girls...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/06/23

Weekly Media Roundup: November 29, 2023

Tackling Absenteeism: Kalamazoo Schools and Community Programs Unite to Keep Students Engaged, WWMT (Michigan) With absenteeism at a historic high of 27 percent in 2022, Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan are working with local afterschool programs to develop relationships, improve attendance,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/29/23

Weekly Media Roundup: November 22, 2023

Bend Park District Helps Student Workers with College Tuition, The Bulletin (Oregon) At Bend Park and Recreation District’s Kids Inc. afterschool program, college students from Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and Oregon State University-Cascades are leading STEAM (science,...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      11/22/23