Evaluations Backgrounder: Academic Impact of Afterschool Programs Evaluations Backgrounder: Afterschool Programs' Impact on Behavior, Safety and Family Life Year in Review 2007 Afterschool Innovations in Brief

Afterschool Research Reports

Choose from a variety of reports that present evaluation data on afterschool, recent afterschool developments and research on how states and afterschool programs are dealing with tough budget times.  Click on the links below to read the reports.

The Afterschool Alliance has updated its, "Evalulations Backgrounder: A Summary of Formal Evaluations of Afterschool Programs." The update includes new data from ongoing evaluations of Citizen Schools, as well as recently released evaluations of After School Matters, CORAL, a state level evaluation of New Hampshire programs, and findings from two meta-analysis studies and a large-scale quasi-experimental study conducted by Deborah Lowe Vandell, Elizabeth Reisner and Kim Pierce. (Updated July 2008)

The Afterschool Alliance has updated its "Evaluations Backgrounder: A Summary of Formal Evaluations of Afterschool Programs' Impact on Behavior, Safety and Family Life." The update includes new data from ongoing evaluations of Citizen Schools, as well as recently released evaluations of After School Matters, CORAL, LA's BEST, and more. Studies examining health benefits for students and families are also included. (Updated August 2008)

In 2007, funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers increased for the first time since 2002. New research and polls show enduring and far-reaching support. More community leaders and policy makers are pledging their support for afterschool, and new dedicated state level funding streams are cropping up across the country. These positive developments, and more, as well as critical challenges that remain, are discussed in "2007 Afterschool Year in Review." (January 2008)

With support from MetLife Foundation, the Afterschool Alliance has published "Afterschool Innovations in Brief," a compilation of four issue briefs examining critical issues facing children, schools and communities, and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. (May 2008)

A 2005 report on how states are addressing the federal failure to fully fund afterschool programs.

Funding Insecurity Puts Afterschool Programs at Risk - An August-September 2006 survey of more than 2000 afterschool programs examining issues related to funding and accessibility. Includes state level data where available.