After-School Programs Are More Popular, and Necessary, Than Ever

One in five school-age children is left "alone and unsupervised" after classes end. That problem has gone unaddressed, particularly with respect to low-income families, even though there’s strong bipartisan, grassroots support for public funding of after-school programs.

By Joseph Williams

Full Story: http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/10/28/afterschool-programs-are-more-popular-and-necessary-ever?cmpid=wfs-fb

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