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8Thispositivenewsalsoisbeingcomplementedbyurtherresearchindicatingthatwhenstudentsparticipateinhigh-qualityprogramstheygotoschoolmorebehavebetterreceivebettergradesdobetterontestsincreasethechancestheywillcompletehighschoolandarelesslikelytoengageinnegativebehaviorssuchasdruguseandteenagepregnancy.Imextremelyencouragedbythesendings.Andalthoughitmaybealittleearlytosaythataterschoolcouldbeasilverbulletanswertooureducationalwoesitcertainlyisturningouttobeasilverlining.Suchcompellingindicatorsnaturallygiverisetoquestionsaboutprogramcostswhichturnouttobequitereasonableandecient.Theaveragecostoprogrammingisabout1000perstudentperyearalthoughexpensesvarydependinguponthequalityandtypesoservicesoered.Yetaterschoolprogrammingwhetherfundedthroughthe21stCCLCinitiativeorthroughsomeothermeansisreachingonlyaractionothoseinneed.Some15millionchildrenstillndthemselvesunsupervisedwhentheschooldayends.Andunortunatelycurrentederalundinglevelshavenotkeptupwithdemand.Whileitistruethatfundingfor21stCCLCprogramsincreasedrom453millionin2000to1.166billionin2010thatundingrepresentedasmallerpercentageotheoverallederalbudgetoreducationdroppingrom1.38percentto.60percentothebudget.Inpracticaltermsthathasmeantthatover10years4billioninlocalgrantrequestsfor21stCCLCfundingoneofeverythreerequestswasdeniedbecauseothelackosucientederalundingandintensecompetition.Worsethereislegitimateconcerntodaythatwithsomuchemphasisonbudgettighteningdecitreductionandreallocatingexistingundsederalallocationsorthe21stCCLCcouldbeunderthreat.The21stCCLCprogramhasbeenhighlyocusedwhichisonereasonoritssuccess.HoweverintodaysscalclimateImseriouslyworriedthatotherworthyprogramswilltrytograbapieceothe21stCCLCpiethusdilutingitseffectivenessandultimatelyplacingitonthedecit-cuttingchoppingblock.Thatwouldbemorethanunortunate.Itwouldbeatravesty.Toomanyoushaveworkedortoolongtoestablishandsharemodelsoeectivepracticetoscale-upprogrammingtobuildnetworksostrongprogramsandtouseourvastexperiencetoinfuenceanewrameworkoreducationreormthatocusesontransormingtheschoolandthecommunitytobettersupporttheneedsostudents.Mygutinstinctalwayshastoldmethatiyoucaneducateenrichmentorandprotectchildrenduringout-o-schoolhourstheyhaveabetterchanceohavingpositivelieoutcomes.TohavewitnessedthatovertheyearsinsomanytownsandcitiesacrossAmericaandtonowhaveresearchdatatosupportmyintuitionisntjustdeeplysatisying.ItalsolendscredencetotheMottFoundationsunwaveringcommitmenttoaterschool.21stCetryCommitylearigCetersHighDemadumetneeds2outofevery3requestsfor21stCClCfdigtotaig4biioigratsweredeniedbecaseoftheackofadeqatefederafdigaditesecompetitio.SorceAfterschooAiaceMay2012.21stCetryCommitylearigCetersFactSheetDENIEDDENIEDDENIEDDENIEDapprovedapprove