Afterschool News

This section is intended to highlight afterschool in the media and promoting relevance to youth and a range of afterschool successes.

 

  • The sources of these articles range from local news clips and sound bites to press-releases and youth-written pieces on the importance of afterschool. 

 

This section is updated regularly and every effort is made to keep the postings current.  If you have suggestions for opportunitites to post on this site, please contact us at ppas@aed.org.

 

 

 

 NEW Resources

 

 

Toward A Systematic Evidence-Based for Science in Out-of-School Time: The Role of Assessment

http://pearweb.org/pdfs/Noyce-Foundation-Report-ATIS.pdf


A new resource designed to help practitioners, evaluators, researchers and policymakers select instruments to assess science learning and child outcomes in out-of-school programs is now available.  PEAR, a Harvard University-McLean Hospital team led by Dr. Gil Noam, has developed a searchable database of assessment tools for evaluating program quality and outcomes.


pearweb.org

 


    By helping youth reach their potential, we lay a solid foundation for our future. AED is known for providing leadership in youth development. We use a multitude of related approaches to create the conditions that enable young people to actively contribute to their communities.

 

 

 

New Directions in Youth Development: Afterschool Around the Globe - Policy, Practices, and Youth Voice. (for sale).

 

Child Trends

Child Trends has developed short, easy-to-read resources that provide research-based guidance for out-of-school time program providers on topics ranging from staff development and cultural competence to implementing evidence-based practices and evaluating program outcomes for youth.  All of these resources are available for free download.

 

 

In the News

 

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) released a report by Policy Studies Associates (PSA) demonstrating that the Out-of-School Time (OST) initiative is meeting the afterschool needs of high school youth.

Policy Studies Associates OST Evaluation

DYCD Response to Evaluation

 

 

Senator Kennedy introduces Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act which would establish a federal expanded learning time pilot project to lengthen the school day, week and/or year.  pdf


"Why Young Voters Care Again". Check out this Time Magazine article. Click here.

 

 

Archived Resources

 

 

Healthy Living

 

 

Research and Evaluation

 

 

Science and Technology

 

 

Other Resources

 

 

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