April 28, 2009
STATE ED BOARD ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR BEFORE and AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Three Nebraska communities were recently awarded new federal grants for before- and after-school programs. Before- and after-school programs will soon open at nine new sites in the Gibbon, Lincoln and Omaha communities. These programs provide extra help for students in reading, mathematics and other studies. The State Board of Education approved grants for the following new programs:
-Middle School Learning Center Initiative (Omaha Community Foundation) received a $312,775 grant for Omaha programs at Marrs Middle School, McMillan Middle School, Morton Middle School and Norris Middle School.
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Published October 22, 2008
Michaela Saunders
Omaha World Herald Staff Writer
Mayor Fahey hosts a breakfast to plan the future of his growing Middle School Learning Center Initiative.Every middle school student in the Omaha metro area deserves an after-school program like those that Antoinette Herbert and Maison Horton attend.
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Published March 29, 2008
by Liz Stinson
Omaha World Herald Staff Writer
Omaha middle school students will have two more options when it comes to choosing after-school activities next year.
Mayor Mike Fahey announced Wednesday that King and Monroe Middle Schools will be added to the list of four middle schools in the Omaha Public Schools that already have after-school programs. The addition of the two schools is a part of the Middle School Learning Center initiative that the Mayor's Office piloted during the past school year at Marrs, Norris, Morton and McMillan.
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Published March 15, 2008
By Joe Morton
Omaha World Herald Staff Writer
WASHINGTON -- Omaha officials came to Washington this week to tout the city's new after-school programs, both to their peers and to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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Published October 19, 2007
by Jeffrey Robb
Omaha World Herald Staff Writer
Classes are over, and school is the last place many middle school students want to be. Yet a new initiative is trying to keep students at school into the late afternoon and early evening, when those kids might want to just go home or hang out with friends. How do you persuade young adolescents to stay at school? How about an iPod for attending often enough? Maybe a gift card to your favorite store? Or a seat on an excellent field trip?
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Published November 2007
Bela Shaw
National League of Cities
The City of Omaha, Nebraska is making significant progress in improving access to afterschool programs for the city’s most disadvantaged youth. Mayor Mike Fahey has made expanding afterschool programs a priority by creating the Greater Omaha After School Alliance (GOASA).
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