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The president of The After-School Corporation (TASC), Lucy N. Friedman, joined supporters of after-school programs across the state in commending Governor Eliot Spitzer for proposing a $10 million supplement to federal after-school funding in his Executive Budget for fiscal year 2009.

The Chinese-American Planning Council after-school program and City Connection participant, Daan Chen, are featured in The New York Times Neediest Cases. The program is administered by TASC with support from the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.

The Daily News reports on TASC's pilot project to expand the school day or school year in up to 15 New York City elementary and middle schools, beginning next year.

TASC in partnership with the New York City Department of Education and the Department of Youth and Community Development is starting an Expanded Learning Time/New York City (ELT/NYC) pilot program.

TASC is now accepting applications for City Scholars, a job-training and leadership program for motivated teens who are interested in working with children.

The New York Times reports on using comics as a literacy teaching tool in education programs, focusing on TASC partner, the Comic Book Project. The Teachers College program was developed with support from TASC and is now offered at several TASC-supported after-school programs throughout New York City.