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New Attitude Part 4 Twenty-five exceptional after-school programs in the Northwest have been designated as 21st Century Community Learning Centers-rural and inner-city public schools that are addressing community educational needs after school, on weekends, and during the summer. A national competitive grant program of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the program is funding three centers in Alaska, four in Montana, six in Oregon, and eight in Washington.
Nationwide, about 900 schools in nearly 300 communities are operating a Community Learning Center-an entity within a public elementary, middle, or secondary school building that (1) provides educational, recreational, health, and social service programs for residents of all ages within a local community, and (2) is operated by a local education agency in conjunction with local government agencies, businesses, educational entities (such as vocational and adult education programs, universities, community colleges, and school-to-work programs), and cultural, recreational, and other community and human service entities.
Additional funds are available in 1999 in a new grant competition in which the department plans to make approximately 300 new awards. Awards will be made only to inner-city or rural public schools, school districts, or agencies that are considered school districts under state law. Projects must include activities that offer significant expanded learning opportunities for youth in the community and that contribute to reduced drug use and violence. Priority will be given to projects that meet or exceed state and local standards in core academic subjects such as reading, math, and science, and to projects that provide services to Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities as designated by the Housing and Urban Development or Agriculture departments.
More information on the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, including grant applications and specific requirements, is available on the program Web site (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC/) or by calling 1-800-USA-LEARN.
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