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...office also organized Harvard's $5 million investment in the Boston After School for All Partnership announced last month, a $23 million partnership with the city of Boston and several public and private companies to improve and expand afterschool opportunities in the city...
...most recent flare-up occurred two weeks ago when the council blasted Harvard for not making the same commitment to Cambridge education as it had through its Boston afterschool initiative...
City councillors blasted the University on Monday night for pledging $5 million to afterschool programs in Boston, while committing just $100,000 to develop a Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) this year...
...inspire such tensions. But Harvard does have an interest in maintaining strong relations with Cambridge, since the city's decisions have significant effects on the University. Moreover, the schoolchildren of Cambridge are certainly no less deserving than their Boston counterparts. The University should therefore strengthen its commitment to Cambridge afterschool programs so that its efforts here are at least proportional to the Boston initiative...
However, Harvard has one resource in the afterschool arena that has not yet been mentioned: its students. Harvard undergraduates already operate a plethora of afterschool programs for area children, many under the umbrella of Phillips Brooks House. These student groups serve as ambassadors to the community and bring as much goodwill for free as Harvard could achieve with its millions. For the students who choose to spend their free time composing study plans and traveling to needy schools, increased University support would be a strong nod of support for a worthy cause. And for Harvard, investing in these student...