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This month's issue features analysis of the 2009 New York City budget, the Expanded Learning Time pilot project, and tips on how to implement an easy plant propagation lesson in after-school programs.

NYC Youth Alliance kicked off a two-week vigil to protect vital services to kids in City budget.

Article notes that 13 NYC schools will move toward expanding the school day or year through a TASC pilot.

Thirteen New York City public elementary and middle schools have been chosen to move to the next phase in the process of expanding the learning day or learning year in their schools, potentially beginning in the 2008-09 school year.

The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation honored TASC and New York City Commissioner of the Department of Youth and Community Development Jeanne Mullgrav.

In the Gotham Gazette, Human Services Council leaders call for reforms that protect the work of honest nonprofits.

The 2007 James Patterson Awards are intended to celebrate the people, companies, schools and other institutions who find original and effective ways to spread the excitement of books and reading.