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Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative
Arbreton, Amy, February 2008
San Francisco: James Irvine Foundation.

An evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, that examined participants' characteristics, program experiences, engagement, and outcomes, and program quality and costs, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and staff surveys and interviews

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Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative [Executive summary]
Arbreton, Amy, February 2008
San Francisco: James Irvine Foundation.

A summary of an evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, that examined participants' characteristics, program experiences, engagement, and outcomes, and program quality and costs, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and staff surveys and interviews

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Beyond safe havens: A synthesis of 20 years of research on the Boys & Girls Clubs
Arbreton, Amy, September, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A review of findings from evaluations of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) programs over the past 20 years, including a description of a planned longitudinal evaluation of Club members to measure a wide range of outcomes

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Beyond safe havens: A synthesis of 20 years of research on the Boys & Girls Clubs [Executive summary]
Arbreton, Amy, September, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A summary of a review of findings from evaluations of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) programs over the past 20 years, including a description of a planned longitudinal evaluation of Club members to measure a wide range of outcomes

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Investing in success: Key strategies for building quality in after-school programs
Sheldon, Jessica, June 2010
American Journal of Community Psychology, 45(3-4), 394-404

A study of the relationship between implementation of a quality improvement strategy for a literacy program and student reading gains, based on observations, and student and teacher data from between 43 and 56 classes of third, fourth, and fifth graders part of an evaluation of a multi-site after school program in California

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Launching literacy in after-school programs: Early lessons from the CORAL initiative
Arbreton, Amy, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A study of the implementation and early child outcomes of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent focus groups, and staff interviews

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Launching literacy in after-school programs: Early lessons from the CORAL initiative [Executive summary]
Arbreton, Amy, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A summary of a study of the implementation and early child outcomes of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent focus groups, and staff interviews

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Supporting success: Why and how to improve quality in after-school programs
Sheldon, Jessica, February 2008
San Francisco: James Irvine Foundation.

Lessons from an evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, on how out-of-school time programs can improve academic achievement

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Supporting success: Why and how to improve quality in after-school programs [Executive summary]
Sheldon, Jessica, February 2008
San Francisco: James Irvine Foundation.

A summary of lessons from an evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, on how out-of-school time programs can improve academic achievement

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