[PDF] Investment In After School Programs eBook

Author : Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC.
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 2005
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After-school advocates and practitioners face a seemingly continual struggle for adequate funding. While there have been successes, budgets have tightened at all levels of government, and advocates must be prepared to demonstrate that after-school programs are a worthy investment. This report highlights benefits of these programs by pointing out that a struggling student is not the sole bearer of the cost of academic difficulty: remedial education, absenteeism, grade repetition, drop-outs, crime, drug use, teen pregnancy and income lost are some of the costs taxpayers bear when a young person does not succeed in school. These costs start tallying when school begins and last for a lifetime. As manufacturing jobs dwindle, the next generation of workers will need more education and advanced skills in order to succeed as productive members of the workforce. If future workers come out the end of the education pipeline unable to meet these standards, businesses bear the cost of retraining. Studies and evaluations continue to demonstrate that after-school programs are cost-effective and save money by addressing risky and expensive (for society) behaviors by keeping youth busy during the hours they are most likely to get into trouble, and providing young people with access to caring adults who provide the support they need to succeed, whether in homework help or learning how to say no to drugs. Children and youth who regularly attend quality after-school programs have better grades and conduct in school, are more likely to graduate, and have lower incidences of drug-use, violence and pregnancy. The flexibility of after-school programs means that they are uniquely able to tailor themselves to what their community needs. Beyond the bottom line, many benefits to individual students, teachers, schools and communities cannot be assigned a dollar value. Time to find a passion or a skill, better self-esteem, teamwork skills, confidence, a greater sense of curiosity, a lifelong love of learning: society will reap the benefits of making an investment to create future generations of scientists, teachers, leaders, artists and thoughtful citizens. Quality after-school programs, like schools themselves, need quality staff, effective curricula and community collaboration in order to succeed. Federal, state and local governments need to put their weight behind developing policies that support staff and curriculum development and regular evaluation so programs can best serve today's youth and tomorrow's adult citizens. (Contains 18 endnotes.).).

Author : Terry K. Peterson
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Page : 448 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : After-school programs
ISBN : 9780988833203

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Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success presents an impressive and significant body of work that comprises almost 70 reports, research studies, essays, articles, and commentaries by more than 100 authors representing a range of researchers, educators, policy makers, and professionals in the field, as well as thought leaders and opinion influencers. Collectively, these writings boldly state that there is now a solid base of research and best practices clearly showing that quality afterschool and summer learning programs-including 21st Century Community Learning Centers-make a positive difference for students, families, schools, and communities.

Author : Alison Earle
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Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,3 MB
Release : 2009
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Quality afterschool programs are improving and transforming the lives of children and youth across the nation. Research shows that afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working parents. They give children opportunities to see new worlds, put school lessons into practice, discover their talents and explore career paths, and help them develop the academic, social and professional skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy. With the help of researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Afterschool Alliance initiated the "Roadmap to Afterschool for All"--a scientific study that for the first time assesses the current investment in afterschool programs from the public sector, parents, foundations and businesses, and estimates the additional investment needed from each sector to provide quality afterschool programs for all children. This survey-based research project was designed to meet the following goals: (1) Better understand current funding for afterschool; (2) Create a funding roadmap that will help sustain and expand quality afterschool programs; (3) Inform a long-term legislative agenda at every level; and (4) Create real benchmarks for measuring progress. Fifty school districts from which to interview afterschool program staff were randomly selected from a list of school districts available from the National Center for Education Statistics. Findings reveal that parents are paying the lion's share of afterschool costs. This is true even among programs serving high poverty children. Greater investment from all sectors is needed to help ensure that all children and especially the neediest children are able to access quality, affordable afterschool programs--programs that keep kids safe, inspire learning and help working families. Appendixes include: (1) Detailed Sampling Methodology; and (2) List of Districts. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.).

Author : Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC.
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2004
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Some say America's attention to community is in decline. As people work longer hours, endure longer commutes, and have less time to socialize and join community organizations, they are not getting to know their neighbors and communities. Schools exist in a vacuum, having little or no association with the surrounding neighborhood, and many neighborhoods lack safe places for youth to gather and socialize without parents being concerned about violence, drug use, abduction, traffic or other dangers. After school programs are uniquely suited to fill this void and become America's new neighborhood, a safe space for both kids and parents to gather to learn, play and connect. By giving schools, community based organizations and communities a sound investment in one another, after school programs have the power to reduce crime, increase safety, bring neighbors together, and foster community pride and ownership. Successful after school programs help young people become productive adults, get parents involved in their children's education, produce safer streets, address community needs, foster civic responsibility, strengthen community groups and rally residents around a common goal. In short, after school programs make communities safer and stronger. Successful afterschool programs help young people become productive adults, get parents involved in their children's education, produce safer streets, address community needs, foster civic responsibility, strengthen community groups and rally residents around a common goal. In short, afterschool programs make communities safer and stronger.

Author : Anne Turnbaugh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 163220097X

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Build a strong afterschool program that increases learning while incorporating standards! Research shows that participation in structured afterschool programs holds huge benefits for children’s academic and social development. But how can school principals create programs that help maximize student proficiency? This book holds the answers. Based on an AASA/Mott Foundation study, this concise yet comprehensive guidebook offers a step-by-step process to help principals and administrators build a successful and sustainable afterschool program. The author discusses how to integrate standards and incorporate a high-level curriculum and provides profiles of programs that have improved achievement, particularly for students who are at risk. School leaders will find checklists, planning worksheets, evaluation tools, and surveys, plus guidelines for: • Developing a parent and community base of support • Hiring staff and obtaining volunteers • Getting funding and grants • Collecting and evaluating program data This book will help school leaders identify the most effective ways to structure afterschool programs. The author shows how to avoid common problems and demonstrates through examples that, by working closely with staff and the community, it’s possible to raise student proficiency levels and cultivate academic success.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 24,6 MB
Release : 2018-02-17
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ISBN : 9781985573758

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Investment in after-school programs : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate; One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session; special hearing, May 13, 2002; Washington, DC.

Author : Elisabeth Wright
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 2004
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In communities all over the country, afterschool programs play an important role in keeping children and youth safe, providing them with important learning opportunities, and helping them become successful adults. Federal, state, local, and private investments in afterschool programs have grown in recent years due both to widespread public support and a better understanding of the crucial role such programs play in serving children and youth and the communities in which they live. Afterschool programs come in many different shapes and sizes, from tutoring to drop-in sports leagues to more comprehensive programs that provide an array of activities for children as well as their families. Positive youth development, prevention, child care, education, skills development, mentoring?whatever the program approach, a growing body of evidence points to the important role quality afterschool programs play in helping children succeed both academically and socially. Despite the growth in attention and funding for afterschool programs, many questions remain about availability and accessibility. As policymakers consider funding for afterschool programs, they often want to know more about the current need for these services?especially among low-income families. Among the questions policymakers ask are: What programs are currently out there? How many children are being served? How many children would like to be in afterschool programs but for one reason or another are not? What resources currently support existing programs, and are they sufficient? This tool draws upon those experiences to outline concrete steps in the process of estimating supply and demand. It provides examples of states and communities that have undertaken this task, outlines a five-step process for planning and collecting data, and offers guidance and lessons learned from the field.