Expanded Learning

Recent decades have seen the emergence of several promising expanded-learning programs for children that otherwise have limited access to such programs. However, these efforts are largely unstudied and are small when set against the magnitude of the need. What works and what doesn’t in expanded learning? And how can effective programs be expanded, while maintaining their quality?

Browse the reports and other resources on these pages for insights into expanded learning for children from low-income areas.

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Building, Sustaining and Improving: Using Federal Funds for Summer Learning and Afterschool	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/federal-funding-guide-for-summer-and-afterschool.aspx	Building, Sustaining and Improving: Using Federal Funds for Summer Learning and Afterschool	<p>This guide can help district leaders, out-of-school time providers and intermediaries identify federal funding streams to support summer and afterschool learning.<br></p>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/News-and-Media/Blog/PublishingImages/federal-funding-summer-afterschool.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/20/2022 4:00:00 AM
Supporting Quality in Summer Learning: How Districts Plan, Develop, and Implement Programs	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/supporting-quality-in-summer-learning-how-districts-plan-develop-and-implement-programs.aspx	Supporting Quality in Summer Learning: How Districts Plan, Develop, and Implement Programs	Mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations can support successful school-district-led summer programs, this study finds. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/supporting-quality-in-summer-learning-full-report-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/supporting-quality-in-summer-learning-full-report-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	6/14/2022 4:00:00 AM
Out-of-School Time Programs: Paving the Way for Children to Find Passion, Purpose & Voice—national surveys of K-8 parents, teachers, and program providers	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Out-of-School-Time-Programs-This-Summer.aspx	Out-of-School Time Programs: Paving the Way for Children to Find Passion, Purpose & Voice—national surveys of K-8 parents, teachers, and program providers	New research and accompanying online playbook sheds light on how parents, teachers and OST providers perceive the value of out-of-school time (OST) in children’s social, emotional and academic development.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Slide Presentation	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Finding-Passion-Purpose-Voice_research-deck_final_b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Finding-Passion-Purpose-Voice_research-deck_final_a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/24/2021 4:00:00 AM
Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/navigating-social-and-emotional-learning-from-the-inside-out.aspx	Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out	Looking Inside and Across 33 leading SEL Programs: A Practical Resource for Schools and OST Providers; Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition (Preschool and Elementary Focus)<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Navigating-Social-and-Emotional-Learning-from-the-Inside-Out-Revised-Expanded-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Navigating-Social-and-Emotional-Learning-from-the-Inside-Out-Revised-Expanded-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/27/2021 4:00:00 AM
Putting Data to Work for Young People: A Framework for Measurement, Continuous Improvement, and Equitable Systems	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/framework-for-measurement-continuous-improvement-and-equitable-systems.aspx	Putting Data to Work for Young People: A Framework for Measurement, Continuous Improvement, and Equitable Systems	This tool and guidebook can help people assess afterschool systems, the programs within them and youth outcomes—in the interest of informing system improvements. <br><br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/EHC-framework-cover-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/EHC-framework-cover-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/14/2021 4:00:00 AM
Putting Data to Work for Young People: A Ten-Step Guide for Expanded Learning Intermediaries	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Putting-Data-to-Work-for-Young-People.aspx	Putting Data to Work for Young People: A Ten-Step Guide for Expanded Learning Intermediaries	A step-by-step plan for collecting, analyzing and managing data to improve decision making. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/putting-data-to-work-for-young-people-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/putting-data-to-work-for-young-people-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	10/17/2019 4:00:00 AM
National Academies of Sciences Report on Summer Learning	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/National-Academy-of-Sciences-Report-on-Summer-Learning.aspx	National Academies of Sciences Report on Summer Learning	A study of summertime experiences for young people offers recommendations for improving the quality, equity and effectiveness of summer programming.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Shaping-Summertime-Experiences-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Shaping-Summertime-Experiences-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/26/2019 4:00:00 AM
Afterschool Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Afterschool-Programs-A-Review-of-Evidence-Under-the-Every-Student-Succeeds-Act.aspx	Afterschool Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act	<p>A research review (with companion guide) finds more than 60 afterschool programs that meet the most rigorous evidence standards of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. <br></p>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Afterschool-Programs-A-Review-of-Evidence-Under-the-Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Afterschool-Programs-A-Review-of-Evidence-Under-the-Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	3/5/2019 5:00:00 AM
Governance Structures for City Afterschool Systems: Three Models	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Governance-Structures-for-City-Afterschool-Systems-Three-Models.aspx	Governance Structures for City Afterschool Systems: Three Models	How are city afterschool systems best governed? This brief describes three possibilities.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Governance-Structures-for-City-Afterschool-Systems-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Governance-Structures-for-City-Afterschool-Systems-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	1/17/2018 5:00:00 AM
The Future of Children: Social and Emotional Learning	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/The-Future-of-Children-Social-and-Emotional-Learning.aspx	The Future of Children: Social and Emotional Learning	Special issue of The Future of Children finds building SEL skills is essential for children and adults need professional development to help guide them<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Article	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/The-Future-of-Children-Social-and-Emotional-Learning-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/The-Future-of-Children-Social-and-Emotional-Learning-a.jpg" width="200" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	5/31/2017 4:00:00 AM

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