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The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Final Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative ›
September 2011
A study of an effort to build pre-teen after-school programs in “Beacon” centers identifies features that seem to boost chances of success.
Summer Snapshot: Exploring the Impact of Higher Achievement’s
Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Summer Learning ›
October 2011
A study finds that participation in the summer part of a program for middle-school-age youngsters is linked to improved attitudes toward school.
AfterZone: Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence’s After-School System ›
August 2011
One of the first rigorous evaluations of a citywide after-school initiative finds that the effort, in Providence, produced educational benefits for children.
After-School Programs for High School Students: An Evaluation of After School Matters ›
June 2011
(June 2011)
A rigorous evaluation of a nationally known high school apprenticeship program students finds both successes and weaknesses in the effort.
The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year ›
June 2010
(June 2010)
Researchers review year two of a New York City effort to attract a hard-to-reach age group – middle school students – to after-school programming.
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time ›
April 2010
(April 2010)
A six-city study finds key traits of high-quality teen after-school programs that attract – and retain – students.
AfterZones: Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs ›
April 2010
(April 2010)
A study finds notable successes and some challenges in an effort to build after-school programming for middle school kids in Providence, Rhode Island.
Evaluation of The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on the First Year ›
June 2009
(June 2009)
This first of three reports looks at New York City’s efforts to improve and expand middle school after-school programming in Beacon community centers.
Evaluation of the New York City Out-of-School Time Initiative: Implementation of Programs for High School Youth ›
June 2008
(June 2008)
This study examines how New York City’s ambitious after-school effort is playing out for high school students.