During one of the great conversations among locals and mainlanders I heard about “Furlough Friday” which refers to the 17 Fridays that school will be cancelled this academic year. Huge state bu
dget shortfalls have forced the government to send a lot of workers home on Fridays. But it leaves parents with the huge problem of what to do with the kids on that day off. We want to talk more about that later in the week, but it reminded me of the tremendous work being done by LA’s BEST for kids in the Los Angeles school system.
LA’s BEST is an incredibly successful after school program. Their landmark case study demonstrated that at-risk students in LA’s BEST program are 30% less likely to commit juvenile crime than their peers. There are also tax dollar benefits and overall improved behavior in school. It’s a program that is rightfully being copied in other communities.
When we were at BlogWorld in October, we had the opportunity to talk with Zainab Ali, Communications Manager for LA’s BEST (@lasbest). They joined us as winners of the Name Your Cause program, and it was a great day for everyone!
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