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After-School Programs at Risk of Closure After State Board Says It Miscalculated Federal Funding

Silence DoGood - April 23, 2023

The advocacy group ACT Now Illinois, a coalition of after-school service providers, estimates that 12,000 students will lose access to programs as a result while roughly 550 after-school staff members will lose their jobs. #afterschoolprograms

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