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5 Feb 2013
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Building on What We Have Learned About Quality in Expanded Learning and Afterschool Programs: Working Toward the Development of a Quality Indicator System

The significant growth in the number, sophistication, and strength of 21st Century Community Learning Centers since 1997 has been quite remarkable: from 10 schools in 1997 to almost 11,000 afterschool and summer learning programs in schools and community centers in every state in 2012–13. These programs are now broadening and deepening learning for almost 1.7 million students, engaging over a quarter-million parents, and coordinating 40,000 school-community partnerships that provide a variety of important academic supports and enriched learning opportunities through afterschool and summer programs.

In this article, Carol McElvain, a managing director at AIR, describes how the expanded learning community has grown and developed, both in its day-to-day practice as well as in its knowledge of what works well, over the past decade and a half. The article focuses on what the development of a robust program quality indicator system might be able to measure and demonstrate to those who might support the expansion of high quality expanded learning programs afterschool and summers

Building on What We Have Learned About Quality in Expanded Learning and Afterschool Programs

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Texas Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers

For approximately 15 years, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program has supported activities and services that offer students in high-poverty communities across the nation the opportunity to participate in programs designed to improve their academic enrichment and promote positive youth development. In Texas, there are close to 1,000 21st CCLC programs that serve approximately 130,000 students statewide. The evaluation of the Texas Statewide 21st CCLC focuses on analyzing the impact of program participation on student achievement and behavior, and on identifying innovative strategies and approaches implemented by successful 21st CCLC programs in the state.

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10 Feb 2013
Report

Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Year 2 Evaluation Report

Research indicates that afterschool programs can significantly improve youth outcomes in such areas as academic performance, student attendance rates, and incidence of disciplinary actions. The Texas Education Agency has implemented a number of state and federally funded afterschool initiatives in Texas, including the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program and is working with AIR to understand their implementation and impact.
Topic: 
Education, Afterschool and Expanded Learning

Further Reading

  • Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Year 2 Evaluation Report
  • Researcher and Practitioner Dialogue
  • ESSA │Afterschool and Expanded Learning
  • What Works? Common Practices in High Functioning Afterschool Programs
  • Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: 2014-15 Evaluation
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