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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 | |
America's Leading Businesses Call for More High-Quality After School Programs
By nsbyrer @ 3:47 PM :: 1476 Views ::  :: Advocacy |  |
fter School for All: A Call to Action from the Business Community
"A new framework has been unveiled for building quality after school systems in the United States that all young people have access to. A group of business leaders is calling on local, state and federal government entities, as well as private and non-profit sectors, to assess existing after school programs, consider philanthropic priorities, review policy proposals on 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and other programs, and formulate policy positions that provide more after school care to working families." Read more at http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/downloads/After%20School%20Press%20Release%20FINAL%208-23-04.doc
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Note: The Tutor/Mentor Connection calls on leadership in business, professions, hospitals and trade groups to take an active, and strategic responsibility for PULLING youth through school and into careers. Read ROLE of LEADERS ppt at http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/Partner/CC/Presentations/Leaders/ROLE%20OF%20LEADERS_files/frame.htm |
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