2021-04-01T21:03:30Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/nonformal-education.html Kathryn A. Edwards https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA271-1.html 2020-12-10T08:45:00Z 2020-12-10T08:45:00Z

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe is a residential intervention program to help teens who have dropped out of high school. Sites can compare the outcomes of their cadets with this set of population benchmarks derived from public datasets.

RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/blog/2013/06/three-summer-learning-tips-parents-can-use.html 2013-06-10T12:00:00Z 2013-06-10T12:00:00Z

There’s plenty that parents can do at home to help their kids stay sharp until the new school year begins.

Susan J. Bodilly; Jennifer Sloan McCombs; Nathan Orr; Ethan Scherer; Louay Constant; Daniel Gershwin https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1037.html 2010-10-21T14:15:00Z 2010-10-21T14:15:00Z

Coordinating the work of the many different institutions involved in after-school activities—including schools, nonprofits and municipal agencies like parks and libraries—holds the promise of making programs better and more accessible to urban children and teens who need them.

Jennifer Sloan McCombs; Nathan Orr; Susan J. Bodilly; Scott Naftel; Louay Constant; Ethan Scherer; Daniel Gershwin https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9551z1.html 2010-10-19T03:59:00Z 2010-10-19T03:59:00Z

Five cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation, along with three other cities that were not part of the initiative, were successful in using data from management information systems to improve out-of-school-time programs.

Susan J. Bodilly; Jennifer Sloan McCombs; Nathan Orr; Ethan Scherer; Louay Constant; Daniel Gershwin https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9551.html 2010-10-18T09:59:00Z 2010-10-18T09:59:00Z

Five cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems used different planning approaches to meet the initiative's goals.

Jennifer Sloan McCombs; Nathan Orr; Susan J. Bodilly; Scott Naftel; Louay Constant; Ethan Scherer; Daniel Gershwin https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1037z1.html 2010-09-13T09:25:00Z 2010-09-13T09:25:00Z

The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management information systems to collect and use data on out-of-school-time programs, including enrollment, attendance, and outcomes.