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New Initiative Focuses on Educational Equity, Afterschool Programs
Synergy 2008 A bipartisan group of sixty education experts and domestic policy leaders joined together this month to promote afterschool programs, among other efforts, in what they call a “Broader, Bolder Approach to Education” in the US. The group’s statement appeared in the June 10 editions of The Washington Post and The New York Times, suggesting that the No Child Left Behind Act’s focus on school accountability could not close the achievement gap alone.

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Summer Program Teaches Sports Instruction
Some 40 New York City high school students with a passion for sports are completing an intensive eight-week program of training in sports instruction and general work skills this summer. The program, run by The After-School Corporation (TASC), was made possible by a generous, $410,000 grant from the MetLife Foundation.
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Afterschool to Get Parents Involved in Children's Education
Afterschool programs will play a key role in the Baltimore City Schools new plan to get more parents involved in their children's education and the governance of their schools, according to the Baltimore Sun.
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Strengthening Out-Of-School Programs in Rural Communities
A new Child Trends brief, Strategies for Improving Out-of-School Programs in Rural Communities, highlights the challenges faced by rural programs and suggests several strategies that can strengthen them. The brief proposes five key strategies for obtaining resources for rural out-of-school programs.
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