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Peer reviewedCastillo, Yolanda; Winchester, Martin – Educational Leadership, 2001
In 1999, two schools in an impoverished border town in Texas received 3-year federal grants from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program to support varied after-hours activities: academic tutoring, computer literacy, "ballet folklorico," arts and crafts, guitar instruction, and service learning. Students and parents now have a safe…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
