Massachusetts to Enhance After School Programs
The state recently formed a committee that will look in how to better coordinate funding for after school programs.
Submitted by Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Joint Committee on Education reported Senate Bill 215, “An Act Establishing the After School and Out of School Time Coordinating Council,” favorably out of committee during an executive session. The Afterschool and Out of School Time Coordinating Council legislation will create a 15-member council of legislators, representatives from state agencies, out-of-school time providers, private funders and other stakeholders to better coordinate existing funding streams for expanded learning opportunities and advance policies and recommendations that support the afterschool and out-of-school time field. Senator Thomas McGee, who served as Co-Chair of the Special …
