President’s Proposed Budget Suggests Major Changes to 21st CCLC Program

The President recently released his 2009 budget request that proposes to fund the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program at $800 million for nationwide after school programs. This is a reduction from the Congress proposed $1.08 billion budget for the program, while The No Child Left Behind act originally authorized 2.5 billion be released annually for the program. Furthermore, the administration proposes that these funds be made available in scholarships to give parents the option to enroll their children in after school or summer school programs and changing the name of the program to “21st Century Learning Opportunities.”

To view an overview of the proposed changes to the 21st CCLC program, visit
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget09/summary/edlite-section2...