Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last
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Summary:
A number of U.S. cities, including five supported by Wallace, have been building new systems of high-quality out-of-school time programming citywide. But what should supporters do to ensure that these young systems endure, during the immediate economic crisis and for the long term? This report on a recent Wallace-sponsored conference that gathered 108 OST system coordinators, funders, researchers and others offers possible answers to that challenge, including: forging closer ties to schools, using new data systems to inform budget decisions, and making the recession an opportunity to introduce bold changes.
Published: April 2009, 19 pages
Author: Pamela Mendels
Publishing Organization: The Wallace Foundation
Document Type: Report
Document Format: PDF