Ready to lose free after school?

[Anonymous]

I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

In a perfect world this would work, but means testing like this tends to disproportionately harm people who should get in free because they don’t do the paperwork

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The news is reporting that the federal grant that DCPS receives that pays for the after school program (OST) is not only being cut completely out of the "Big Beautiful" bill but also that the money that is supposed to be paid to DC and every other state that has one of these grants is being frozen even though they were supposed to send the latest installment of money on July 1. (I guess the feds are impounding the money). This is what pays for thousands of students in DCPS to get free after school programming so wondering what can be done. Is the council aware?

We’ll have to build that new stadium form the NFL.

[Anonymous]

School is not free daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

In a perfect world this would work, but means testing like this tends to disproportionately harm people who should get in free because they don’t do the paperwork

They will do it though if they have to pay. Giving free stuff to everyone does not encourage any action.

Plus lots of middle class families freeloading off the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

-1

I would rather money go for this rather than making ICE the third biggest army in the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is not free daycare.

+1000 Why don't parents have to pay for their own kids after school care why is it the responsibility of the government to?

You’re…mad about free aftercare so people can work? Yeesh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

They won’t do the paperwork. What will happen is upper middle class parents will shrug and pay (it’s cheaper than the alternatives), lower income people will get in, and a lot of people who can barely bother to get their kids to school won’t do the paperwork and their kids won’t have daycare. This is the fate of every means tested program ever.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

In a perfect world this would work, but means testing like this tends to disproportionately harm people who should get in free because they don’t do the paperwork

They will do it though if they have to pay. Giving free stuff to everyone does not encourage any action.

Plus lots of middle class families freeloading off the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

Does anyone know what currently determines if a school gets free aftercare? We're at a Title I school with free breakfast/lunch but aftercare is not free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

Does anyone know what currently determines if a school gets free aftercare? We're at a Title I school with free breakfast/lunch but aftercare is not free.

Are you sure you’re actually at a T1? Free lunch is more generous after a shift in USDA rules. L-T, Peabody/Watkins and Bancroft are examples of schools that get free lunch but are not T1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

-1

I would rather money go for this rather than making ICE the third biggest army in the world.

This thread is not about how we’d rather they fund this program federally. It’s about how DC government, that is already in a financial crisis, can still offer free aftercare for low income students. Charging families who can afford it is the best way to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it's not realistic that the city council provide additional funding to make up for whatever the lost amount of funding that occurs due to this from the federal gov't or the bill that passed today or whatever is the issue here. And I know $ isn't infinite but they can and should take from something else since our children having a safe place after school is more important than MOST other things.

Council could do this, but should only do it with income limits. All UMC families should have to pay. The current situation where some UMC families pay and others don’t doesn’t seem feasible to me with DC’s finances.

+1

You can’t just give free aftercare to all students at Title 1 schools.

Does anyone know what currently determines if a school gets free aftercare? We're at a Title I school with free breakfast/lunch but aftercare is not free.

Are you sure you’re actually at a T1? Free lunch is more generous after a shift in USDA rules. L-T, Peabody/Watkins and Bancroft are examples of schools that get free lunch but are not T1.

+1

I thought all Title 1 schools get free aftercare. My child’s school does.

[Anonymous]

Look you should just plan to lose it all, whatever is funded by the government.

It’s clear they are cutting entitlement programs so Title 1 funding, aftercare, free lunches, etc.,

Then you will be prepared that if they don’t cut it or only do partial funding.

You can’t do a budget on what ifs. Title 1 schools are going to be hit the hardest due to the city’s reliance on federal funding for some programming.