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The Center for After-School Excellence Graduates First Class of After-School Educators

10 Jul 2008
The after-school field in New York took an important step toward boosting the success of kids who attend after-school and summer programs citywide.
Posted in Press Release at 10:00

Successful High School Apprenticeship Program Goes National

20 Jun 2008
MetLife Foundation has awarded TASC a grant to expand an exemplary Chicago high school apprenticeship program to New York and two additional cities.
Posted in Press Release at 11:45

TASC Joins NYC Youth Alliance in City Hall Vigil

28 May 2008
NYC Youth Alliance kicked off a two-week vigil to protect vital services to kids in City budget.

Public Schools to Pilot Expanded Learning Time in New York City

19 May 2008
Thirteen New York City public elementary and middle schools have been chosen to move to the next phase in the process of expanding the learning day or learning year in their schools, potentially beginning in the 2008-09 school year.
Posted in Press Release at 09:30

Sard Verbinnen Co-Founder Paul Verbinnen Joins TASC Board

26 Feb 2008
Paul Verbinnen, President and Co-Founder of Sard Verbinnen & Co, has joined the Board of Directors of The After-School Corporation (TASC), a nonprofit organization that has helped more than 300,000 kids and families over nine years by supporting after-school programs that operate inside New York City schools each day school is in session, from 3 to 6 PM.
Posted in Press Release at 10:00

Spitzer Proposes After-School Increases

29 Jan 2008
The president of The After-School Corporation (TASC), Lucy N. Friedman, joined supporters of after-school programs across the state in commending Governor Eliot Spitzer for proposing a $10 million supplement to federal after-school funding in his Executive Budget for fiscal year 2009.

New Findings: After-School Programs Lead to a Strong High School Start

28 Nov 2007

New York City students who attended middle school after-school programs had better attendance in ninth grade, and earned more credits, than students who did not, according to an independent analysis of students in after-school programs supported by The After-School Corporation (TASC).

CNN Journalist O'Brien Joins TASC Board

25 Sep 2007
Soledad O'Brien, anchor and special correspondent for CNN, has joined the Board of Directors of The After-School Corporation (TASC), a nonprofit organization which has helped more than 250,000 children over nine years by supporting after-school programs that operate inside New York City schools each day school is in session, from 3 to 6 PM.
Posted in Press Release at 11:00