Municipal Leadership for Afterschool: Citywide Approaches Spreading Across the Country

The National League of Cities identifies and looks in detail at 27 U.S. cities with advanced efforts to coordinate after-school programming.

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October 2011, 179 pages

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Bela Shah Spooner

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National League of Cities http://www.nlc.org/

The National League of Cities identifies 27 larger U.S. cities that have made significant strides in building systems to support after-school programming. The report documents how each of cities went about its work and finds some common practices, including placing strong emphasis on data-informed decision-making and taking steps to improve the quality of programs. An appendix provides detailed profiles of each city.

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Collecting and Using Information to Strengthen Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/collecting-and-using-information-to-strengthen-citywide-ost-systems.aspx	Collecting and Using Information to Strengthen Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems	Learn how high-quality after-school programs are becoming more available to children in U.S. communities by reading this strategy guide from The Wallace Foundation.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems Information: Wallace Foundation Report" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/collecting-and-using-information-to-strengthen-citywide-ost-systems-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems Information: Wallace Foundation Report" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/collecting-and-using-information-to-strengthen-citywide-ost-systems-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
A Place to Grow and Learn: A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities.aspx	A Place to Grow and Learn: A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities	Learn about a novel, coordinated approach to expanding and improving after-school and other out-of-school-time programs.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="A Place to Grow and Learn" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
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)	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Hours-of-Opportunity-Volumes-I-II-III.aspx	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)	Read a report that finds both promise and challenges in a citywide approach to improving the quality and availability of after-school programs.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Tim" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/hours-of-opportunity-volumes-I-B.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/hours-of-opportunity-volumes-I-A.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />

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