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KERA - Keeping Students Safe After School *iDo Campaign Coverage
Friday, October 21, 2011
Keeping Students Safe After School
Courtney Collins, KERA News (2011-10-20)
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DALLAS, TX (KERA) - A Dallas non-profit is trying to raise awareness about students with time on their hands after school and no safe place to spend it. KERA's Courtney Collins explains.
Communities Foundation of Texas Launches New Initiative
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
By Robert Miller
The Communities Foundation of Texas has launched an initiative as part of its commitment to ensure that grants address the greatest needs in the community with the biggest possible impact, said Brent Christopher, president and CEO of the foundation.
DMN Neighbors Go: Afterschool programs benefit many students, others left out
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Patience, communication and leadership traits are skills Taylor Wilson has learned during the last two years as a teen mentor in the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas.
The Pearce senior said her experience working with younger children has led to a desire to become a pediatrician — and participating in the Collegiate Steps and other Boys and Girls Club afterschool programs will help her take steps to get there.
TIME Magazine: The Case Against Summer Vacation
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Recently I reread the adventures of Tom Sawyer after many years, and I was stunned to discover that Tom's summer vacation doesn't begin until the end of Chapter 21. Memory plays tricks. Tom's glorious idyll of mud, mild rebellion, chaste romance and rampant imagination electrified by a dash of danger and a blaze of heroismhad been filed in my mind under the heading of complete summer freedom. Even the most vivid scenes of Tom in school had been washed out by the brilliance of Tom barefoot and unbound.
High Achievers
Friday, May 14, 2010
Local coverage of the Afterschool Achievers celebration by the Dallas Morning News.
DISD seeks funding to double afterschool programs
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
DALLAS - There are 100,000 kids in Dallas County with no supervised care right after school, and statistics show juvenile crime triples after 3 p.m. That's why Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday he wants to expand after-school care citywide to help parents. Funding is an issue - especially with President Obama now looking to cut money from after-school programs.
J.C. Penney Co. gives $4.7M to after-school programs
Monday, January 4, 2010
J.C. Penney Co. and its customers raise funds during a holiday campaign.
More after-school programs sought in Dallas County
Monday, November 16, 2009
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle is a strong advocate of afterschool and the op ed in the Dallas Morning News leaves no doubt.
Editorial: Home Alone
Monday, October 19, 2009
New York Times editorial on the importance of afterschool programming.
