http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/02/owed-to-the-right.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/02/owed-to-the-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-396 Anonymous Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/02/owed-to-the-right.html#comment-396 There are many things that can be (and have been) said about the proposal to substitute afterschool "scholarships" for the current 21st Century Community Learning Centers, but let me comment on just one. The proposal substitutes a demand-side program for a supply-side program. If the approximately 9,000 current Centers are closed, where exactly do the scholarships get used? There are many things that can be (and have been) said about the proposal to substitute afterschool “scholarships” for the current 21st Century Community Learning Centers, but let me comment on just one. The proposal substitutes a demand-side program for a supply-side program. If the approximately 9,000 current Centers are closed, where exactly do the scholarships get used?

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