Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (Volumes I, II and III)

Published :
October 2010
Author(s) :
Susan J. Bodilly, Jennifer Sloan McCombs et al.
Publishing Organization :
RAND Corporation
Topics :
After School, Coordinating After-School Resources, Summer Learning, Summer and Extended Learning Time, Key Research (After School)
Hours-of-Opportunity-1-Lessons-After-School-Summer-OST.pdf
This major report finds real promise – and challenges – in five Wallace-supported efforts to improve after-school programming citywide by coordinating the work of such institutions as schools, parks and nonprofits. Volume I looks at what helps and hinders these initiatives; Volume II examines use of data systems in Wallace-supported and other efforts; and Volume III profiles the five ventures.