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Afterschool Alliance, 2015
Afterschool programs have been operating for decades in communities across the country, and federal investment in afterschool has increased dramatically since the mid-1990s. However, even more investment in the field of afterschool, which includes before school, afterschool and summer learning programs, is needed to keep up with the growing…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Ekstrand, Britten – Educational Review, 2015
Unauthorized absence from school, commonly labelled truancy, absenteeism, and dropout, is a problem that has been increasingly noted in recent years by the National Agency for Education, county councils, communities, and media in Sweden. It is also a prioritized issue in Europe and worldwide. Many students leave school without credentials or a…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Academic Persistence, Dropouts