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Beckett, Megan K. – RAND Corporation, 2008
Policymakers nationwide must decide how to best invest in education and related opportunities, such as out-of-school-time programs targeting youth and early-childhood education programs. In this paper, we review the costs, benefits, and costs and benefits relative to one another for one alternative type of investment: youth programs that are…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, After School Programs, Employed Parents
Goldsmith, Robert G. – 1987
During the 1986-1987 school year, 80 educationally and economically disadvantaged students from three counties in Virginia were recruited into a program that was designed to support their education and encourage them to stay in school. Students participated in after-school workshops to improve their decision-making and interpersonal skills, and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling Services