Governor Schwarzenegger Rallies Support for Afterschool Funding

Governor Schwarzenegger Rallies Support For After-school Funding

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ASAS Founder and Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former CA Secretary of Education and ASAS Board Member Bonnie Reiss, and ASAS President and CEO Ben Paul advocate for after-school funding on Capitol Hill.

Gov. Schwarzenegger, Reiss, and Paul conducted meetings with high-ranking federal government officials on Capitol Hill to talk about the need to protect federal funding of after-school, before-school and summer-learning programs.

The team held meetings with:
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, and a bi-partisan group of seven Congressman
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Barbara Boxer, and a bi-partisan group of six Senators

Media Highlights:

A Prime Time for Learning
by Arnold Schwarzenegger for Politico

Schwarzenegger, on Capitol Hill, rallies for after-school programs
Los Angeles Times

Arnold Schwarzenegger Fights Cuts to After-School Programs
The Huffington Post

Arnold Schwarzenegger in DC helping at-risk youth
ABC 7

Policy in Action: Schwarzenegger, Knott meet with federal leaders to advocate after-school funding
USC Price

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