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26-Year Study Shows Early Care and Afterschool are Crucial, and Benefits Last
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Deborah Lowe Vandell is chancellor’s professor and founding dean emerita of education at the University of California, Irvine. Vandell has conducted an intensive study of the development of 1,300 people from birth to 26 years. This work is viewed by many social scientists as one of the most comprehensive studies of the short- and…
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After School Programs: Expectations vs. Reality
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When surveying members throughout various communities, there were some interesting assumptions and expectations regarding what after school programs mean to them. Expectation: After School Programs are just a babysitting service. A majority of people surveyed said that they expected after school programs to be a babysitting service where, at best, the…