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 Out-of-School Time Learning Research 

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Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on Implementation & Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year
The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year
(June 2010) Examination of year two of a New York City effort to attract a hard-to-reach age group to after-school programming
America After 3 PM Special Report on Summer
America After 3 PM: Special Report on Summer
(May 2010) Survey finds high demand for summer learning programs among parents
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
(April 2010) A six-city study of how high quality out-of-school time programs recruit and retain teenagers identifies key characteristics of high-retention programs
AfterZones: Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs
AfterZones: Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs
(April 2010) A study finds notable successes and some challenges in an effort to build after-school programming in Providence, Rhode Island for a hard-to-reach group: middle-school students
Strengthening Partnerships and Building Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs
Strengthening Partnerships and Building Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs
(March 2010) A guide to how city leaders nationwide have gotten community institutions to work together to improve after-school, summer and other out-of-school time (OST) programming, while also building public support for better after-school opportunities. 
Evidence of Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Report on the Initiative’s First Three Years
(December 2009) This final report in a three-year evaluation of New York City’s far-reaching efforts to improve after- school opportunities assesses the city’s progress in increasing participation levels, program quality and youth outcomes.
Thinking About Summer Learning: Three-Perspectives
Thinking About Summer Learning: Three Perspectives
(October 2009) Three white papers tackle how to improve and expand summer learning programs for disadvantaged urban children and teenagers.
Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study
Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study
(September 2009) An examination of the investments six major cities are making to create well-functioning systems to provide quality afterschool opportunities to more kids.
Evaluation of The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on the First Year
Evaluation of The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on the First Year
(June 2009) First of three reports on New York City’s efforts to improve and expand out-of-school time programming for middle school students in Beacon community centers.
Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last
Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last
(April 2009) A recent Wallace conference probed how to sustain citywide systems of quality out-of-school time learning opportunities, even in hard times.
Financial Strategies to Support Citywide Systems of Out-of-School Time Programs
Financial Strategies to Support Citywide Systems of Out-of-School Time Programs
(March 2009) A guide for municipal leaders and others about strategies and funding sources for financing citywide OST systems.
The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
(January 2009) This path-breaking report describes the range of costs of quality OST programming to help in planning and budgeting. A companion Wallace "Knowledge in Brief" summarizes key points. Also click here to visit our new online OST Cost Calculator.
Strengthening Out-of-School Time Organizations: Three Views
Strengthening Out-of-School Time Organizations: Three Views
(August 2008) Three papers by leading authorities in out-of-school time learning consider the major organizational obstacles to lifting the quality of programs, and discuss possible remedies.
Administrative Management Capacity in Out-of-School Time Organizations: An Exploratory Study
Administrative Management Capacity in Out-of-School Time Organizations: An Exploratory Study
(July 2008) Organizations that run out-of-school time programs need additional investment in administration and management in order to most effectively support, develop and expand their programs, a study commissioned by The Wallace Foundation finds.
Evaluation of the New York City Out-of-School Time Initiative: Implementation of Programs for High School Youth
Evaluation of the New York City Out-of-School Time Initiative: Implementation of Programs for High School Youth
(June 2008) This report prepared by Policy Studies Associates for the New York Department of Youth and Community Development presents data on New York City’s ambitious out-of-school time teen program and findings on participant engagement in programs.
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