Industry, Orgs. Champion Informal Education
Posted on September 25th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
In a Sept. 12 Capitol Hill bid for increased federal funding, a panel of representatives from industry and non-profits mapped out their goals for the future of afterschool, informal education in the U.S. Among them, an enthusiastic Fernando Laguarda of Time Warner Cable explained the company’s programs and efforts, while also outlining the daunting tasks that lie ahead in a time of increasing budget constraints.
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Tags: After School, Corporations, Education Policy, Informal Learning, Public Policy
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