In fact, By All Means was the spark that ignited a new
movement in Salem — Our Salem Our Kids — explains Emily Ullman, Director of
Extended Learning Programs at Salem Public Schools.
In the 1960's and 70's we made great headway with the civil rights
movement, bilingual education, affirmative action, instructional aides, school nurses, school social workers, eight weeks of
extended summer
learning, and lots of free afterschool enrichment across the country.