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Afterschool Programs in America

  • End to children labor

    End to children labor
    Ending the growth of American children's participation in industrialized labor, because they believe that children are not working correctly, especially in dangerous occupations, which does not conform to the facts, will affect the child's physical and mental development
  • Mother were employed

    Mother were employed
    1955, because of the abolition of child labor, and most of the war, the face of large demand for labor, so there are 38% children of mothers, 17, the proportion has increased to 2004, 78% year old school-age children's mothers work.
  • Inner-city neighborhoods were becoming more dangerous

    Inner-city neighborhoods were becoming more dangerous
    Social organizations have collapsed and drug and violence have increased. These affects will touch in the health and development of children.
  • Release of “Windows on Daycare”

    Release of “Windows on Daycare”
    The report was the first national report on child care quality issued by the National Council for Jewish women, but it was not in place.
  • First Congressional Children’s Caucus

    First Congressional Children’s Caucus
    At the meeting, the experts discussed many children who were not supervised after school and were in danger. So in order to raise this question, including children in school.
  • growing equity gap

    growing equity gap
    According to the study, there is a gap between low-income family children and high-income family children. High-income family children will have a relatively safe environment, better education and healthier development. While the opposite of low income. So the after-school program will help low-income children narrow the gap.
  • Child Care Development and Block Grant

    Child Care Development and Block Grant
    1990, federal initiatives in school age care, and the establishment of child care development and Block Grant help low-income families. The fund can be used to pay school child care costs.
  • 21CCLCs authorized

    21CCLCs authorized
    President Clinton succeeded in the 21cclc legislation, which was supported by plans after graduation. Before the end of the Clinton administration, the fund grew steadily.
  • growing education needs

    growing education needs
    Demand for education is increasing. With the popularization of extracurricular activities, the requirements of teachers are higher and higher, and the quality of teachers is also higher. Students may also have high requirements for diversity after school. More and more attention has been paid to the results achieved through extracurricular activities.
  • Frozen the 21CCLC funding

    Frozen the 21CCLC funding
    During the Bush administration, firstly cut the funding of 21CCLC, however, the Senate Appropriation Committee did not allocate funds. Finally, the 21 CCLCs were frozen through the NCLB Act
  • Lack of funding

    Lack of funding
    Many organizations applied for financial aid, but only a few organizations were helped. So 21cclc decided to increase the budget to help more organizations.
  • After school program

    After school program
    2005, Congress held a conference on after-school programs that raised the importance of after-school programs to American families.
  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    Obama doubled, capital 21cclc, and made a "No Child Left Behind Act"". To provide more extra-curricular activities for young people, and actively participate.
  • California funding sources

    California funding sources
    In California, extracurricular activities involve a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources. In terms of funding, 86% are state funding, 7% state and federal funds, and 7% federal funds.
  • Successes and Challenges

    Successes and Challenges
    In California, through extracurricular activities, students have more opportunities to learn and become rich, students get more nutritious food, and their bodies become healthier. Extracurricular projects in California are also challenged because of the lack of funds that will produce unmet needs, and California's after-school program is also facing a lack of funding that will produce unmet needs.