Afterschool Alliance Research
Informing providers, advocates, and policymakers for 20 years
Delve into our vast collection of research resources that show afterschool programs are keeping kids safe, inspiring learning, and helping working families across the country.
An integral component of Afterschool Alliance’s mission to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs is research that assesses and examines the ways children spend their time during the afterschool hours, the opportunities afterschool programs provide the children and families in their communities, and the public support for these programs.
This section contains research materials the Afterschool Alliance has produced over the past 15 years. Find the resource that best fits your needs by searching by document type or by issue area. If you are interested in learning more about afterschool programs, explore Afterschool Essentials, or find out how many children are in afterschool programs by visiting the America After 3PM page. You can also search by issue topic and learn more about afterschool programs supporting young people in variety of areas and subjects, ranging from the arts to health and wellness to STEM.
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Afterschool Alert Poll Report |
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June 2000 Afterschool Alliance PollJune 2000 Afterschool Alliance Poll |
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Spotlight on New HampshireSummary of findings from Spotlight on New Hampshire report. |
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Afterschool Benefits Kids with Special Needs (2008) This issue brief highlights the effectiveness of afterschool programming in offering children with special needs an opportunity to develop alongside their non-disabled peers. The benefits of afterschool for kids with special needs include; improved performance on standardized tests, mastery of individualized education goals, higher grades, improved behavior and increased motivation to learn. |
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Spotlight on Rhode Island Key findings from Spotlight on Rhode Island survey. |
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Spotlight on CT |
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Spotlight on Connecticut |
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1999 Mott Foundation/JCPenney Poll 1999 Mott Foundation/JCPenney Poll Key Findings |
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September 2000 Alliance Poll of California Voters September 2000 Alliance Poll of California Voters |
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Afterschool Alert: Poll ReportAcross Demographic and Party Lines, Americans Clamor for Safe, Enriching Afterschool Program January 2004 PDF |
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