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Facts In Action
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Quick
Facts to Clip and Quote:
Children
and Their Afterschool Hours
A survey
of parents across Massachusetts found that:
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520,000
children have parents who want more after-school programming,
with parents citing the following barriers: not enough programs
(51%), programs are not affordable (34%), and
the quality of existing programs is not high (31%).
- 69%
of parents want school-based enrichment activities available for
all children until 6:00 PM, and believe additional tax dollars
should be dedicated to create these programs.
Source:
No Time to Lose: Children and Their After-School Hours, Massachusetts
2020 for the Keeping Kids on Track Campaign, January 2002.
For
more information,
check out the Keeping Kids on Track web site at www.kkot.org.
Facts in Action, February, 2002
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