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Chung, An-Me, Ed. – 2000
After-school programs have the potential to keep children safe and out of trouble and can help to improve the academic performance of the increasing numbers of participating children. This report presents positive research on after-school programs and examples illustrating the potential of high-quality after-school activities to keep children…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Children, Educational Quality
Dynarski, Mark; Moore, Mary; Mullens, John; Gleason, Philip; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Rosenberg, Linda; Masnfield, Wendy; Heaviside, Sheila; Levy, Daniel; Pistorino, Carol; Silva, Tim; Deke, John – 2003
First authorized in 1994, the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program supports after-school programs in approximately 7,500 rural and inner-city public schools . A distinguishing characteristic of 21st-Century programs is the inclusion of academic activities. This report presents the first-year findings from an evaluation of the program.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Child Development, Children
Weiss, Heather B.; Little, Priscilla M. D. – 2003
Noting that the disappointing findings of the first-year evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) after-school program were offered as a rationale for a requested decrease in funding in President Bush's fiscal year 2004 education budget, this report compiles expert commentary on methodological issues in that evaluation…
Descriptors: Accountability, After School Programs, Children, Early Adolescents
Ouellette, Mark; Hutchinson, Audrey M.; Frant, Nina – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2005
During a typical week, as many as 14 million children and youth across the United States lack adult supervision during non-school hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the lack of structured and supervised afterschool programs in American communities contributes to a higher incidence of drug and alcohol use and delinquent…
Descriptors: Leadership, After School Programs, Technical Assistance, Public Support