Independent Statewide Evaluation of After School Programs: ASES and 21st CCLC Year 2 Annual Report. CRESST Report 789

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After School Education; After School Programs; Educational Opportunities; Partnerships in Education; School Community Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; At Risk Students; Standardized Tests; Academic Achievement; Institutional Characteristics; Language Arts; Program Evaluation

After school programs offer an important avenue for supplementing educational opportunities. In California, the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program creates incentives for locally driven after school programs to partner with schools and communities in providing academic support and safe, constructive alternatives for elementary and middle school students. This paper presents findings from Year 2 of a four-year longitudinal study describing the statewide landscape of the California ASES programs. It examines the effectiveness and efficiencies of these programs in recruiting and retaining students at risk and in increasing their academic successes as indicated by California Standardized Test scores, youth development outcomes, and the English learners' California English Language Development Test scores. Appendices include: (1) Summary of Data Sources and Profiles of Student Characteristics (Chapter III); and (2) Student and School Characteristics (Chapter IV). (Contains 75 tables, 7 figures and 7 footnotes.)

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2011

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