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Region 5 Comprehensive Center, 2024
High-quality afterschool and summer learning programs are effective ways to support children and teens and accelerate their academic growth. In fact, the American Rescue Plan prioritized a significant amount of funding for out-of-school time programs because of the evidence of their effectiveness. Over the past few years, state educational…
Descriptors: After School Programs, After School Education, Summer Programs, State Aid
National Comprehensive Center, 2024
Intentionally designed afterschool and summer programs can benefit students' social-emotional skills, accelerate their learning, and even increase their school attendance during the school year. This infographic touches on the value of these programs, possible barriers that might limit access to students, and states with innovative models.
Descriptors: After School Programs, After School Education, Achievement Gains, Social Emotional Learning
Feiler, Anthony; Andrews, Jane; Greenhough, Pamela; Hughes, Martin; Johnson, David; Scanlan, Mary; Yee, Wan Ching – Support for Learning, 2008
The Government is urging teachers to engage more closely with families and is promoting the concept of the "extended" school. This article reports on the literacy strand of the Home School Knowledge Exchange (HSKE) project, directed by Professor Martin Hughes at the University of Bristol. A selection of literacy activities developed…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Literacy, After School Education, After School Programs
Harvey, Brooke; Shortt, Joyce – 2001
Recognition of the range of potential benefits linked to out-of-school experiences has led to a rapid expansion of out-of-school time opportunities across the United States. This guide outlines an approach for bringing the community together to meet out-of-school time needs of children, youth, and families. Launched in 1994, the MOST (Making the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Education, After School Programs, Children

Kennedy, John W. – Policy Review, 1996
Describes the mentorship programs of the Midtown Education Foundation (MEF), Chicago (Illinois), an initiative that began as an outreach of the Catholic Opus Dei movement. The MEF emphasis on biblically based character development, taught by role models, and embedded in an academic curriculum, is very popular. Early evaluation indicates that best…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Catholic Educators, Community Programs

Lovitt, Thomas C.; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1996
This article describes the development of an "apartment school," a school established in an apartment complex by Hazel Valley Elementary School (Washington), which provides supplementary instruction for high-risk children after school and during the summers, and offers adult education. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation results are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, After School Centers, After School Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Folsom, Hyta P. – 1991
This report describes a before- and after-school program for children in prekindergarten through grade 5, implemented at a rural elementary school. The feasibility of the program was evaluated by a survey conducted at a Parent Teacher Association meeting. Because it has become more common for both parents to work outside the home, the number of…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities