2007-08 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Summary report
An examination of the implementation and expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood initiative to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007-2008 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
Findings from an evaluation of the second year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007 afterschool year in review: A year of challenges and growth
Reflections on the 2007 year of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC), including a description of select programs and an exploration of the quality of and community and government support for after school programs across the United States
Other
2007 financial analysis of expanded learning opportunities in Rhode Island
An examination of funding streams for out of school time programs in Rhode Island, including information on funding for before school and summer time learning opportunities
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2008
Reports & Papers
2008 omnibus appropriations bill cuts funding for Head Start: Bipartisan reauthorization bill enacted two weeks before omnibus was completed called for increased investment
A comparison of Head Start funding authorized by the Head Start reauthorization bill and Head Start funding included in the fiscal year 2008 omnibus appropriations bill
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing afterschool supports to communities nationwide
A description of the children and communities served by 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) after school programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Access to kindergarten: Age issues in state statutes
An overview of state policies regarding kindergarten entrance age, early entrance, attendance, and skipping or exemption
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Administrative management capacity in out-of-school time organizations: An exploratory study
A study of the administrative and management capacity and needs, including financial, human resources, information technology, and facilities administration and management, of 16 organizations providing high-quality out-of-school time programming in New York City and Chicago
Reports & Papers
Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative
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
Reports & Papers
Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative [Executive summary]
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
Executive Summary
Afterschool and students with special needs
An exploration of the ways in which after school programs integrate children with special needs, including a discussion of benefits of program participation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The afterschool experience in Salsa, Sabor y Salud: Evaluation 2007-2008
A process and outcomes evaluation of Salsa, Sabor y Salud (SSS), a child-centered adaptation of a healthy lifestyles program for Latino families, that examined the effect of program participation on elementary school students' and program instructors' knowledge and healthy behaviors, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in after school programs implementing SSS and matched control programs in Los Angeles and on case studies of programs in Chicago
Reports & Papers
Afterschool fosters success in school
A discussion of the positive impact after school program participation has on school success, including academic achievement, social development, and risky behavior prevention
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After-school program effects on behavior: Results from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program national evaluation
A study of the effects of participation in the 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program on negative behavior among at risk students
Reports & Papers
After-school programs and academics: Implications for policy, practice, and research
A discussion, with commentary, of the relation of participation in after school programs to participants' positive academic outcomes, with a focus on particular program features associated with positive academic outcomes
Other
After school programs: How the Bush administration's budget impacts children and families: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second session, Hearing held in Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
A hearing on the effects of proposed budget cuts on 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Other
After school programs in the 21st century: Their potential and what it takes to achieve it
A review of 10 years of seminal research and evaluation studies of out-of-school time program impacts
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After school programs in the 21st century: Their potential and what it takes to achieve it
A summary of a review of 10 years of seminal research and evaluation studies of out-of-school time program impacts
Executive Summary
After school programs in the 21st century: Their potential and what it takes to achieve it: Research companion
Summaries of studies cited in a review of 10 years of seminal research and evaluation studies of out-of-school time program impacts
Other
Afterschool programs: Making a difference in America’s communities by improving academic achievement, keeping kids safe and helping working families
Highlights of findings from studies of the influence of afterschool programs on children’s school attendance, academic achievement and abstinence from crime
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After School Science and Engineering Clubs evaluation
An evaluation of After School Science and Engineering Clubs, which were established by selected schools in England using government funding to promote middle-school-age children's interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Reports & Papers
After School Science and Engineering Clubs evaluation [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of After School Science and Engineering Clubs, which were established by selected schools in England using government funding to promote middle-school-age children's interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Executive Summary
After School Science and Engineering Clubs evaluation: Interim report
An interim summary of an evaluation of After School Science and Engineering Clubs, which were established by selected schools in England using government funding to promote middle-school-age children's interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Afterschool: Supporting family involvement in schools
A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in increasing family involvement in schools
Fact Sheets & Briefs
