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Public/Private Ventures, 2008
This brief provides highlights from "Advancing Achievement: Findings from an Independent Evaluation of a Major After-School Initiative." The brief underscores the potential of after-school programs in the ongoing drive to advance children's academic achievement. It shines a light on some of the issues that matter most for programs striving to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Arbreton, Amy J. A.; Goldsmith, Julie; Sheldon, Jessica – Public/Private Ventures, 2005
The James Irvine Foundation launched the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative in 1999 with the goal of improving the academic achievement of children in the lowest-performing schools in five California cities. In 2004, CORAL adopted a more targeted approach toward reaching this goal by integrating a regular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Data Analysis, Literacy