A Place to Grow and Learn: A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities 

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 A Place to Grow and Learn

The need for learning to continue beyond the school day has gained increased attention and funding in recent years, but millions of children still lack access to high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities. Drawing on early lessons from a Wallace initiative in five cities, this report describes a novel, coordinated approach to achieve widespread, sustained improvements in the quality and reach of "OST" programs so that many more children can benefit. While many questions remain about the effectiveness of this new approach, the report discusses a number of "action elements" that can help other cities get started, including: committed leadership, multi-year planning, reliable information, and commitments to expanding both participation and program quality.

Contents

• Introduction
• Why a citywide approach?
• Getting started with citywide OST improvement: Six action elements
• Sustaining the system, achieving the benefits
• Building a sustainable OST system: Still a lot to learn
• Endnotes
• Related Wallace products

Published: February 2008, 16 pages

Publishing Organization: The Wallace Foundation

Document Type: Report

Document Format: PDF

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