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After-School Programs for Urban Youth. ERIC/CUE Digest No. 114.
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Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
This digest describes the creation and operation of after school programs for poor urban students. Schools often sponsor such programs and find the advantages to be the credibility lent by the school, continuity of care, and easy access to resources. Some of the disadvantages to school sponsorship are higher personnel costs, the possibility of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities