2007 afterschool year in review: A year of challenges and growth
Afterschool Alliance, January 2008
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
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
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2008 afterschool year in review: A year of diligence and promise
Afterschool Alliance, February 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A discussion of the challenges and triumphs to nationwide after school programming during the 2008 fiscal year
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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC program: 2004-05
United States. Department of Education, July 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
A report on the participation, performance, services offered and state variations of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) after school programs across the United States
Other
Academic achievement programs and youth development: A synthesis
Redd, Zakia, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.
A study evaluating the impact of after-school, community-based academic oriented youth programs as it relates to improving child development and educational outcomes
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Academic effects of after-school programs
Shumow, Lee, 2001
(ERIC Digest No. EDO-PS-01-8). Champaign, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
A synthesis of findings on the relationship between participation in an after school activities and children’s academic performance
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Achieving program quality in the DYCD out-of-school time initiative: Strategies from 15 programs
Russell, Christina A., May, 2010
New York: New York City, Department of Youth and Community Development.
A discussion of strategies used by 15 out-of-school time programs in New York City to implement program features associated with positive social and academic outcomes and high levels of participation
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Advocating for after-school programs
Friedman, Lucy N., 2002
Ideas for an Open Society, 2(2).
A review of the benefits of after-school programs for school-age children
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Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities
Peterson, Terry, 2007
Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.
A book that argues for the evolution and expansion of after school programs to include more engaging and supportive content for children's learning and development
Other
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, March, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement
Other
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, September, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement
Other
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, July, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement
Other
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, 2003
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A summary of data and findings from evaluations of after school programs in several states, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington
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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety, and family life
Afterschool Alliance, March, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety
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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
Afterschool Alliance, August, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety
Other
After-school care: Child outcomes and recommendations for research and policy
Sarampote, Nicole C., 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(5), 328-348
A review of research on the outcomes of afterschool child care arrangements including self care, relative care, and afterschool programs.
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After-school care for children: A resilience-based approach
Nash, James K., 1998
Families in Society, 79(4), 370-383
An analysis of the afterschool experiences of children and adolescents, using a risk and resilience framework.
Other
After-school child care programs
Vandell, Deborah L., 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 64-80
An inquiry into the program quality and experiences of children in after-school programs, with an emphasis on the influence of after-school program participation on children?s outcomes
Other
The After-School Corporation fifth-year report
The After-School Corporation, 2003
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A report on the After-School Corporation (TASC)'s after school program after its fifth year; the report includes a description of the program, the program evaluation, the program's funding, and a list of schools that host TASC-funded after school programs
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Afterschool: Creating pathways to college
Tagle, Richard, 2007
In Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities (pp. 53-64). Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc. (http://www.foundationsinc.org/files/Afterschool_Advantage.pdf)
A proposal for the use of after school programs to encourage students post-secondary academic plans and achievement
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After school for all: A call to action from the business community
Corporate Voices for Working Families, March 2004
Washington, DC: Corporate Voices for Working Families.
A call for public-private partnerships in the creation and sustainability of accessible and high quality after school care, and a statement of seven principles used by the authoring organization for assessing after school programs, considering philanthropic priorities, and formulating policy positions
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Afterschool for the global age
Asia Society, 2007
New York: Asia Society.
A discussion of after school programs as settings to provide students with a global education and prepare them to compete in an international marketplace
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Afterschool for the global age
Levine, Michael H., 2007
In Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities (pp. 43-52). Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.
A discussion of after school programs as settings to provide students with a global education and prepare them to compete in an international marketplace
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Afterschool in action: How innovative afterschool programs address critical issues facing middle school youth
Afterschool Alliance, March, 2012
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A compendium of issue briefs on after school program alignment with school curricula and the role that after school programs can play in promoting service learning, literacy education, and bullying awareness and prevention for middle school youth
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Afterschool in action: Innovative afterschool programs supporting middle school youth
Afterschool Alliance, 2013
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A compendium of issue briefs on the role that after school programs can play in supporting middle school students through arts education, parental engagement, school improvement efforts, and digital media and technology
Other
Afterschool in Milwaukee: Is it child care?
Public Policy Forum, July, 2012
(Research Brief Vol. 100, No. 2). Milwaukee, WI: Public Policy Forum.
An overview of after school programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a comparison of school-age and early childhood child care policies in Wisconsin, and an examination of after school funding models
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