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| Afterschool and Mentoring Programs Dramatically Reduced in Senate Budget Proposal |
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| Senate budget cuts to afterschool are deeper than the elimination of Support our Students (SOS), an afterschool program serving over 14,000 students in more than 200 program sites across the state. A closer examination of the Senate budget finds further cuts to the Governor's One-on-One Mentoring program, Boys & Girls Clubs and Communities in Schools. |
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| NC Afterschool Listserv |
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| NC CAP has created a North Carolina Afterschool Listserv to better connect programs across the state for sharing of best practices, information and resources, and afterschool events and training sessions. This virtual community will help connect afterschool program staff, youth workers, school-age care providers, educators, researchers, policymakers, and others with an interest in keeping up-to-date on the latest in afterschool. |
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| School Officials Urged to Maintain/Expand Summer Sessions |
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| At the same time national education officials and organizations are urging school officials to use federal stimulus dollars to maintain or expand summer learning programs, North Carolina schools are planning on curtailing or cutting summer offerings. The Raleigh News & Observer reported this week that schools across North Carolina are planning extensive cuts in summer school programs. |
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