21st Century Community Learning Centers Learning Goes On After School

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When the afternoon bells ring in most schools, children head for home or day-care centers.

But in 10 Evansville-Vanderburgh public schools, as many as 70 percent of the kids stay in school so they can learn to swim, cook, tap-dance, fish, perform in the drum line, sing in the choir -- dozens of activities made possible by grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

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21st Century Community Learning Centers Learning Goes On After School

Called 21st Century Community Learning Centers, the 10 schools have high levels of poverty, and the after-school programs (and a similar summer program) are designed to provide a safe, drug-free place ...

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