| | United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education was created in 1980. Its mission is “to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.” | |
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| | The No Child Left Behind Act was signed by President Bush in 2002. This act provides schools with educational reform based on stronger accountability for results, more freedom for states and communities, encouraging proven education methods, and more choices for parents. Click here to read the No Child Left Behind Act (Pubic Law 107-110). | |
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| | The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program is a key component of the No Child Left Behind Act. It provides an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended. Glenn County’s After School Program—known as SPARK—is partly funded by a 21st Century Grant. | |
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| | There is no single agency that is responsible for before- and after-school programming. So the Afterschool.gov website links users to many different federal agencies and web sites that support children and youth during out-of-school hours. | |
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