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Campbell, Lloyd P.; Flake, Ann E. – Clearing House, 1985
Notes the rising number of latchkey children and describes several after-school programs designed to meet their special needs. (FL)
Descriptors: Community Role, Elementary Education, Employed Parents, Parent Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
Consisting of testimony and prepared materials presented to a joint session of House and Senate subcommittees, this report deals with the problem of illiteracy in the United States. The report contains statements from Richard C. Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Reading; Samuel L. Banks, president of the Association for the Study…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Role, Employer Attitudes, Government Role
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Vernon, Mary E. L. – Children Today, 1988
Discusses the implementation, goals, program components, and intended evaluation procedures of Teen-Link, a health promotion disease prevention program for inner-city disadvantaged youths in Durham, North Carolina. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Church Role, Community Role, Health Programs
Pittman, Karen; Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Yohalem, Nicole – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
While significant progress has occurred over the past several years regarding the expansion of the quantity and quality of after-school opportunities, the ambitious idea of "after-school for all" remains a distant goal. In this commentary, we push beyond some of the numbers to take a close look at questions related to access and equity,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Barriers, Rural Areas, Urban Areas