Loss of funding for after school programs in Luzerne County

PAHOMEPAGE— WILKES-BARRE LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Important after-school programs are in danger of losing funding impacting hundreds of students in northeastern Pennsylvania. On Thursday, lawmakers and community advocates joined together to voice their concerns and opposition to that decision. "This is terrible news for the students that really need these afterschool programs. It's terrible news for their []

41NBC News—Houston County School District’s Summer Lunch Program begins in May. HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Around 30-million children in the Untied States rely on free or reduced meals at school for at least one meal a day, so when schools’ out, those students are missing meals. I sat down with Meredith Potter from the Houston County School District about how they are implementing, the summer meal program, and are asking local

The Center Square—Oregon counties receiving $47.7 million from USDA to fund schools, roads. (The Center Square) - The part of the federal government which handles forestry, inside the part of the government that handles agriculture is funding local efforts in Oregon that are more associated with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education -- funding for rural roads and schools in Oregon. Thirty Oregon counties will get over $47.7 million in federal funding under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. It will...

Main Line Media News—Montgomery County school officials and students urge legislature to pass education funding proposal. Montgomery County school officials and students Friday spoke to the transformative nature of Governor Shapiro's education funding proposal, which would provide much-needed cash infusions to underfunded Montgomery County school districts.