Achieving high school graduation: Citizen Schools' youth outcomes in Boston [Executive summary]
Arcaira, Erikson, September, 2010
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools.
A summary of findings from an evaluation of the seventh year of a longitudinal investigation into the influence of participation in Citizen Schools' 8th Grade Academy on students' later academic achievement, based on data for 448 participants from Boston, Massachusetts followed from high school selection to high school graduation
Executive Summary
The Beacon Community Centers middle school initiative: Report on implementation and youth experience in the initiative's second year [Executive summary]
Russell, Christina A., May 2010
New York: New York Department of Youth and Community Development.
A summary of an account of the implementation of the Beacon Community Centers, an after school initiative targeted at children in the fifth through eighth grade at 80 sites in New York City, and an examination of the engagement of youth participants
Executive Summary
Building quality and supporting expansion of after-school projects: Evaluation results from the TASC after-school program’s second year [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 26 February, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A summary of an evaluation of the after school programs implemented in by The After-School Corporation (TASC) at schools in New York State, including information on recruitment and retention of student participants and staff, building relationships with the school and community, use of financial, space, and other resources, and curricula, activities, and services offered by the programs
Executive Summary
Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 2004
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A longitudinal evaluation of The After-School Corporation's (TASC) programs examining program quality, program effects on participating students, and which program practices were associated with student success
Executive Summary
College opportunities for after-school workers: Report on the first-year implementation of the Center for After-School Excellence certificate programs [Executive summary]
Vile, Juliet D., September, 2008
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.
A summary of first-year findings from an implementation evaluation of a one-year certificate program in after school studies offered through the City University of New York
Executive Summary
Establishing a foundation for progress toward high school graduation: Findings from the phase V of the Citizen Schools evaluation [Executive summary]
Pearson, Lee M., January, 2008
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).
A summary of findings from the fifth phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools programs in the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on indicators of students? likelihood to graduate from high school
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Beacon Community Centers middle school initiative: Report on the first year [Executive summary]
LaFleur, Jennifer Johnson, May 2009
New York: New York Department of Youth and Community Development.
A summary of an account of the implementation of the Beacon Community Centers, an after school initiative targeted at children in the fifth through eigth grade at 80 sites in New York City
Executive Summary
Evaluation of New Jersey After 3 Trenton Afterschool Partnership programs: A citywide initiative to improve student outcomes and meet the needs of parents [Executive summary]
Woods, Yvonne M., February, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: New Jersey After 3.
A summary of an evaluation of the New Jersey After 3 Trenton Afterschool Partnership (TAP), a public-private initiative to offer after school programs to all students in Trenton, New Jersy, that examines TAP reach and participation and youth and parent perceptions of the program, based on program administrative data and student and parent surveys
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative: Results of efforts to increase program quality and scale in year 2: Executive summary
Russell, Christina A., January 2008
New York: New York, Department of Youth and Community Development.
A summary of results from the second year of an evaluation of New York City's Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative, focusing particularly on the quality and scale of participating programs, but also examining participant and program characteristics and program impacts on participants' social and emotional growth and academic performance
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Out-of-School Time initiative: Report on the first year [Executive summary]
New York (N.Y.). Department of Youth and Community Development, December 2006
New York: Department of Youth and Community Development.
A summary of an examination of the impact on participating youth, in terms of their development of social, academic and personal-wellness skills, of after-school services provided by the City of New York through its Out-of-School Time (OST) programs
Executive Summary
Evidence of program quality and youth outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Report on the initiative's first three years: Executive summary
Russell, Christina A., September, 2009
New York: Department of Youth and Community Development.
A summary of findings from an evaluation of the third year of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development's Out-of-School Time Program for Youth (OST) initiative, with a focus on program quality and characteristics and children's outcomes
Executive Summary
Increasing opportunities for academic and social development in 2006-07: Evaluation of New Jersey After 3 [Executive summary]
New Jersey After 3, January, 2008
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.
A summary of a study of the New Jersey After 3 program to identify its participants, programming, and outcomes in its second year
Executive Summary
The literacy programs of Save the Children: Results from the 2008-09 school year [Executive summary]
Palmiter, Andrea, September, 2009
Westport, CT: Save the Children. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).
A summary of an examination of the effect of participation in literacy interventions and programs on children?s early literacy skills, based on data from more than 12,000 children who participated in literacy programs at 118 sites sponsored by Save the Children during the 2008-2009 academic year
Executive Summary
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Adolescent Literacy Initiative: Evaluation of early implementation [Executive summary]
Haslam, M. Bruce, June, 2008
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).
A summary of an evaluation of the first year of implementation and early outcomes of the New York City Adolescent Literacy Initiative, in which 8 providers received city funding to plan and implement 11 school-based, after school literacy programs for children in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades
Executive Summary
Outcomes linked to high-quality afterschool programs: Longitudinal findings from the Study of Promising Afterschool Programs
Vandell, Deborah L., October 2007
Irvine: University of California, Irvine, Department of Education.
A summary of a longitudinal study of the relationship of elementary and middle school students' after school experiences, including participation in high-quality after school programs, to their academic, social, and behavioral outcomes
Executive Summary
Patterns of student-level change linked to TASC participation, based on TASC projects in year 2: Executive summary
White, Richard N., 06 September, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A summary of a study of the experiences and outcomes of students participating in the after school programming of The After-School Corporation (TASC) in New York City schools, and a comparison of their outcomes with those of their non-participating peers in the same schools in the areas of academics and school attendance
Executive Summary
Preparing students in the middle grades to succeed in high school: Findings from phase IV of the Citizen Schools evaluation [Executive summary]
Fabiano, Lara, December, 2006
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).
A summary of findings from the fourth phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools programs in the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on students? engagement and academic achievement in high school
Executive Summary
Progress toward high school graduation: Citizen Schools' youth outcomes in Boston [Executive summary]
Vile, Juliet D., July, 2009
Boston, MA: Citizen Schools.
A summary of findings from the sixth phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools program participation on the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts
Executive Summary
Promoting learning and school attendance through after-school programs: Student-level changes in educational performance across TASC’s first three years [Executive summary]
Welsh, Megan, 31 October, 2002
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A summary of a study of academic outcomes and attendance records of students participating in the after school programming of The After-School Corporation (TASC) in New York City schools, and a comparison of their outcomes with those of their non-participating peers in the same schools
Executive Summary
The study of promising after-school programs: Examination of intermediate outcomes in year 2 [Executive summary]
Vandell, Deborah L., 2005
Madison: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
A summary of a study on the demographic distribution of after school programs, and the behavioral impacts of after school programs on students
Executive Summary
Supporting social and cognitive growth among disadvantaged middle-grades students in TASC after-school projects [Executive summary]
The After-School Corporation, June, 2005
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.
A summary of a study of the relationship of features of after school services, designed and implemented by The After-School Corporation (TASC) in New York City, to social and cognitive outcomes among disadvantaged elementary and middle school program participants, based on surveys of participants, site coordinators, program staff, and school principals; participant attendance and academic performance records; program observations; and TASC program cost data
Executive Summary