To commemorate the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, BELL scholars engaged in a letter-writing campaign to the President called "Your Story is My Story." Every BELL scholar wrote a letter to President Obama sharing their feelings about the election and their hopes for his presidency.
Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair John Walsh, and New York Representatives Yvette Clark and Joseph Crowley hand-delivered the scholars' letters to President Obama's staff.
As a U.S. Senator, Obama has shown support for out-of-school-time programs through the STEP UP Act, modeled after BELL programs. Our hope is that he continues this support during his presidency, making out-of-school-time learning a national priority.
BELL'S IMPACT STUDY
The BELL Summer program is scientifically proven to increase children's reading skills and levels of parental involvement. READ MORE
2008 ANNUAL REPORT
BELL's 2008 annual report is now available for download! FULL REPORT
June 21, 2010 The Wallace Foundation annouces a 3-year $4 million grant to BELL as part of its
initiative to provide students with more time for high-quality learning! Read more
June 20, 2010
New England Patriots players wrote their own plays for a day, coaching teams in the third annual BELL Bowl at Gillette Stadium to support summer learning. Read More
May 13 , 2010 The New York Life Foundation announces a four-year, $1,000,000 grant to support BELL's core literacy and math programming nationwide. Read the press release here
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