Article: Pennsylvania Education Secretary Announces Record Level of Funding for Community Learning Centers

To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, +1- 717-783-9802

HARRISBURG, Pa.,Oct. 25/PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Seventy-two community learning centers in Pennsylvania will be able to offer afterschool programs and other activities with the release of nearly $19 million in federal grants, Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak announced today.

The funding, provided through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program administered by the U.S. Department of Education, represents the largest amount ever given in Pennsylvania under the program.

These grants will benefit children and families across the state, Zahorchak said. Young people who take part in ...

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