100 Percent Would Recommend College Study Program to After-School Co-Workers
An independent evaluation finds after-school educators highly satisfied with a year of university studies through The Center for After-School Excellence.
the center for after-school excellence : logoIn the fall of 2007, The Center for After-School Excellence launched a one-year professional certificate program for after-school educators who want to improve their work with kids, earn college credits for little or no cost and advance their careers through studies at the City University of New York (CUNY). In evaluating the first year of this initiative, the research organization Policy Studies Associates found that 100 percent of the 94 participating after-school educators would recommend the college study program to a friend or co-worker. Some 94 percent felt they had improved their academic abilities; and 92 percent felt they increased their knowledge of working with kids. A majority of the community organizations that partnered with the Center said they would continue to encourage employees to enroll. Many expressed hopes the Center would expand the program.
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The Center for After-School Excellence Graduates First Class of After-School Educators
In a first for New York City, 72 after-school educators who work with kids in all five boroughs studied this year at colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) and received professional certificates in after-school education.
High-quality after-school programs improve kids' school performance and expose them to new ways of learning during the hours when many would otherwise have no supervision or engaging activities. In New York City, enrollment in complete daily after-school programs has grown from 10,000 to 140,000 kids in the past decade, and government support has more than quadrupled to $295 million annually.
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