Reinventing After-School: A Review of New Research on After-School Interventions

As a result of the federal emphasis on standards-based accountability, after-school programs are increasingly viewed as a way to promote better student academic outcomes.  With the release of new empirical studies on the impact of after-school interventions, we are now better able to engage in an informed discussion on the opportunities and challenges presented in using after-school programs to raise student achievement.   

Using recent scientific reports from the William T. Grant Foundation and the Institute of Education Sciences as a starting point, this public forum explored many questions on the topic of after-school:

  • What type of impact (positive, negative, neutral) do after-school interventions have on student achievement?
  • What is the current status of evidence-based research on the effectiveness of after-school?
  • What implications does this research have on policy, practice, and future research? 

 

When:        Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 8:30 am – 10:45 am                    

Where:       National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW (13th Floor), Washington, DC
                   

Panelists:

 

  • Robert C. Granger, President, W.T. Grant Foundation
  • Fred Doolittle, Vice President and Director of the Policy Research and Evaluation Department, MDRC
  • Doug Mesecar, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Moderator:

  • Steve Fleischman, Director of the SEE Forums and Vice President, American Institutes for Research 

About the Scientific Evidence in Education Forums: The Scientific Evidence in Education (SEE) Forums is a project of the American Institutes for Research (www.air.org), a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers evidence-based technical assistance on important social issues in the areas of education, health, and workforce development both domestically and internationally. The SEE Forums bring together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss scientific evidence that can shape effective action on pressing education issues. The project is funded in part through a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.

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