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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: March 20, 2024

Matthew McConaughey and ASU Are Helping an Arizona School District. Here's How, Arizona Republic (Arizona) Matthew McConaughey and Arizona State University (ASU) have teamed up to help a Phoenix-area school district apply for federal afterschool funding included in the Bipartisan Safer...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: March 13, 2024

English Learners Stopped Coming to Class During the Pandemic. One Group is Tackling the Problem By Helping Their Parents, Hechinger Report In North Carolina, nearly one third of English language learning students were chronically absent last year, a rate significantly higher than the...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/13/24

Weekly Media Roundup: March 6, 2024

Charlotte Afterschool Program Aims to Break Cycle of Youth Crime and Violence, WBTV (North Carolina) In response to the 33 percent rise in juvenile gun violence in Charlotte, North Carolina, county leaders presented The Way Forward plan to city council members this week. The plan includes...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/06/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 28, 2024

Program Designed to Boost Reading Rates in NW Tallahassee is Reaching More Students, WTXL (Florida) At Springwood Elementary School’s afterschool program in Tallahassee, Florida, students are paired with volunteers from United Way’s ReadingPals program, working together to improve...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/28/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 21, 2024

Missoula After-School Program for BIPOC Youth Creating Next Generation of Leaders, KTVQ-TV (Montana) At the Association for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Youth afterschool program in Missoula, Montana, students of color build community, take part in mindfulness activities, and develop...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/21/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 14, 2024

Viewpoint: Invest in Out-of-School Programs to Help Solve State’s Educational Challenges, South Bend Tribune (Indiana) Indiana lawmakers are considering continuing the state’s pandemic-era investments in out-of-school time learning, including afterschool and summer learning programs....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/14/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 7, 2024

Rangers Star Welcomes Kids to the Ice in After School Program, NBC4 (New York) With help from a donation from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, 50 students in the WHEDco (Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation) afterschool program in the South Bronx are lacing up skates and...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/07/24

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