Afterschool Programs: Helping Kids Succeed in Rural America. Afterschool Alert. Issue Brief No. 4

Institution	Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC.
Titel	Afterschool Programs: Helping Kids Succeed in Rural America. Afterschool Alert. Issue Brief No. 4
Quelle	(2007), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Community Needs; Nutrition; High Risk Students; Rural Areas; Grants; After School Programs; Poverty; Educational Finance; Disadvantaged Youth; Academic Achievement; Literacy; Life Style; Transportation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Ernährung; Problemschüler; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Armut; Bildungsfonds; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Schulleistung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Lebensstil; Verkehrswesen
Abstract	Investing in afterschool programs helps children of rural communities break out of the cycle of poverty and creates opportunities for at-risk youth. In areas where prospects and resources are limited, afterschool programs are often the only source of supplemental enrichment in literacy, nutrition education, technology, and preparation for college entrance exams. Afterschool programs offer an effective and affordable way of overcoming obstacles confronting rural communities and helping children realize their full potential. Twenty-one percent of the nation's children attend public schools in rural areas. Children attending rural schools have the lowest median per-student funding for afterschool programs under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grants program, as compared to their urban and suburban counterparts. Additionally, rural schools have fewer financial resources--largely as a result of diminished local property tax bases and inequitable distributions of state funds. This disparity underscores the fact that children living in persistently poor rural America need greater attention. This issue brief highlights several afterschool programs that have successfully addressed rural community needs. (Contains 22 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Afterschool Alliance. 1616 H Street NW Suite 820, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-347-1002; Fax: 202-347-2092; e-mail: info@afterschoolalliance.org; Web site: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/resources.cfm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10