Renee Newton of the UC Davis School of Education is principal investigator and convener of the newly established California Statewide Afterschool Network. The network will help chart the course for California's after-school programs as the state prepares to spend hundreds of millions more in taxpayer dollars on tutoring, homework assistance and other enrichment activities. Newton is director of the school's Center for Community School Partnerships and for more than 20 years has led project development and statewide programs in education and public health.