AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS LOOK PROMISING.

There are about 240 after-school programs serving 17,000 Boston school children under age 15, The Boston Globe reports. They are located in church basements and gymnasiums, school cafeterias and the YMCA. And many people think they are successful at keeping kids out of trouble and improving their academic performance. One third of juvenile crimes in Boston occur after school when students spend unsupervised time together. And increasingly, after-school time is seen as...