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Allison Anfinson

Quality Improvement and Successes for 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Minnesota

Gigi Antoni

Reversing Learning Loss Through the Arts in Afterschool and Summers

Eva L. Baker

The Importance of Afterschool Programs in Education Reform Worldwide: Making It Essential in America

Gladys Bartelt

The Mutual Benefits of Health Care and Afterschool Collaboration

Suzanne Birdsall

Providing Rich Academic and Learning Supports Through New Hampshire’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Initiative

Martin J. Blank

The Afterschool and Community School Connection: Expanding Learning Opportunities and Partnerships

Betsy Brand

The Potential of Career and College Readiness and Exploration in Afterschool Programs

Gene R. Carter

The Importance of Educating and Developing Many Aspects of the "Whole" Child

Governor Lincoln D. Chafee

Expanded Learning Opportunities are Key to Student Learning

Hedy N. Chang

Building a Culture of Attendance: Schools and Afterschool Programs Together Can and Should Make a Difference!

Sarah H. Cheatham

Using Afterschool and Summer Learning to Improve Literacy Skills

Judy B. Cheatham

Using Afterschool and Summer Learning to Improve Literacy Skills

Milton Chen

The Rise of Any Time, Any Place, Any Path, Any Pace Learning: Afterschool and Summer as the New American Frontier for Innovative Learning

An-Me Chung

Making Partnerships Work for Policies That Expand Learning Opportunities: Statewide Afterschool Networks

Mayor Christopher Coleman

Municipal Leadership Is Essential: Quality Afterschool Opportunities Strengthen Cities and Our Youth

Gail Connelly

More Than Just Another "To-Do" on the List: The Benefits of Strong School, Principal, and Afterschool/Community Relationships

Steven D'Agustino

Providing Innovative Opportunities and Options for Credit Recovery Through Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs

Joseph Davis

Strategies Used to Improve Florida’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Mayor Karl Dean

Municipal Leadership Is Essential: Quality Afterschool Opportunities Strengthen Cities and Our Youth

Jenni Deaton

Oregon’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers: A Key Component of Student Success in College, Work, and Citizenship

Nicholas C. Donohue

The Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities: New, Powerful, and Personalized Options for High School Students

Terri Duggan Schwartzbeck

Technology Makes Learning Available 24/7: Digital Learning in Expanded Learning Spaces After School and During the Summertime

Joseph A. Durlak

Afterschool Programs That Follow Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Social and Emotional Development Are Effective

Marcia J. Dvorak

Bringing Universities Into the Mix: New Opportunities for Enhancing Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs

Paula E. Egelson

Family Involvement in Expanded Learning Programs for High School Students

Mark H. Emery

Working Together: How a County Government and a School District Joined to Provide all Middle Schools Engaging, Safe, and Effective Learning Opportunities

Superintendent Tony Evers

Quality Afterschool Programs Supported by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Are Part of Equation for Education Success in Wisconsin

Arnold F. Fege

Building Powerful Partnerships With Parents and Communities: Integrating 21st Century Community Learning Centers With Education Change and Reform

Candace M. Ferguson

Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE): Achieving Positive Results and Preparing Texas Students for College and the Workforce

Terri Ferinde Dunham

Creating the Recent Force Field: A Growing Infrastructure for Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities
Making Partnerships Work for Policies That Expand Learning Opportunities: Statewide Afterschool Networks

Joseph R. Ford

The Continuing Demand for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Across America: More Than Four Billion Dollars of Unmet Need

Barry Ford

Tennis in Afterschool and Summer Programs: A Winning New Model to Expand Fitness and Learning

Ayeola Fortune

Strengthening Out-of-School Time Initiatives to Support Student Success: The Role of United Way in Afterschool, Weekends, and Summer Learning

Anne Foster

Building Powerful Partnerships With Parents and Communities: Integrating 21st Century Community Learning Centers With Education Change and Reform

Steve Fowler

Creating the Recent Force Field: A Growing Infrastructure for Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities

Lucy N. Friedman

Reinventing the Learning Day: How ExpandED Schools Blend the Best of School and Afterschool Through Community Partnerships

Taliah Givens

Building Mastery of the Common Core State Standards by Expanding Learning With Community Stakeholder Partnerships

Robert C. Granger

Improving the Quality and Impact of Afterschool and Summer Programs: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Jodi Grant

Business Leaders: Expanding Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities Can Make a Bottom Line Difference

Evie Hantzopoulos

Learning for a Complex World: Expanding Global Learning in Afterschool and Summers

Daniel W. Hatcher

Creating Healthier Environments: Strategies and Examples for Afterschool and Summer Programs, Including 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Paul E. Heckman

How Quality Afterschool Programs Help Motivate and Engage More Young People in Learning, Schooling, and Life

Anne T. Henderson

Engaging Families in Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs for Middle School Youth

Joan Higginbotham

Business Leaders: Expanding Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities Can Make a Bottom Line Difference

Denise Huang

Using Research to Continuously Improve Afterschool Programs: Helping Students to Become 21st Century Lifelong Learners

Gary Huggins

The Promise of Summer Learning

Gwynn Hughes

Making Partnerships Work for Policies That Expand Learning Opportunities: Statewide Afterschool Networks

Susan Inman

Oregon’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers: A Key Component of Student Success in College, Work, and Citizenship

Reuben Jacobson

The Afterschool and Community School Connection: Expanding Learning Opportunities and Partnerships

Elaine M. Johannes

Bringing Universities Into the Mix: New Opportunities for Enhancing Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs

Carol R. Johnson

Achieving, Connecting, Thriving: Afterschool and Summer Learning in Collaboration With Schools

Cristy Johnston Limón

Community-Based Afterschool and Summer Arts Education Programs: Positive Impact on Youth and Community Development

Phyllis W. Jordan

Building a Culture of Attendance: Schools and Afterschool Programs Together Can and Should Make a Difference!

Jennifer Kobrin

Well-Designed Homework Time as a Quality-Building Aid in Afterschool

Anita Krishnamurthi

STEM Learning in Afterschool and Summer Programming: An Essential Strategy for STEM Education Reform

Rhonda H. Lauer

The Potential of Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers for Supporting School Success

Michael H. Levine

Upgrading Afterschool: Common Sense Shifts in Expanded Learning for a Digital Age

Lani Lingo

Strategies Used to Improve Florida’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Priscilla Little

Engaging Families in Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs: A Review of the Research
Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting and Enhancing Family Engagement
School-Community Learning Partnerships: Essential to Expanded Learning Success

Reinaldo Llano

Business Leaders: Expanding Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities Can Make a Bottom Line Difference

Deborah Lowe Vandell

Afterschool Program Quality and Student Outcomes: Reflections on Positive Key Findings on Learning and Development From Recent Research

Natalie Lucas

Well-Designed Homework Time as a Quality-Building Aid in Afterschool

Lisa Lucheta

Business Leaders: Expanding Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities Can Make a Bottom Line Difference

Christina MacDonald

Providing Rich Academic and Learning Supports Through New Hampshire’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Initiative

Val Marmillion

Museums as 21st Century Partners: Empowering Extraordinary "iGeneration" Learning Through Afterschool and Intergenerational Family Learning Programs

Laura Martinez

The Value of Partnerships in Afterschool and Summer Learning: A National Case Study of 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Susan Martz

Improving Results and Expanding Learning: Using Research and Evaluation to Inform Practice in New Jersey 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Carol McElvain

Building on What We Have Learned About Quality in Expanded Learning and Afterschool Programs: Working Toward the Development of a Quality Indicator System

Patricia McGrath

Working Together: How a County Government and a School District Joined to Provide all Middle Schools Engaging, Safe, and Effective Learning Opportunities

Alexis Menten

Learning for a Complex World: Expanding Global Learning in Afterschool and Summers

City Council Member James Mitchell, Jr

Municipal Leadership Is Essential: Quality Afterschool Opportunities Strengthen Cities and Our Youth

Cathy Mullins

Bringing Universities Into the Mix: New Opportunities for Enhancing Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs

Kristin Nafziger

Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE): Achieving Positive Results and Preparing Texas Students for College and the Workforce

Randy Neve

The Mutual Benefits of Health Care and Afterschool Collaboration

Rickie Nutik

Reversing Learning Loss Through the Arts in Afterschool and Summers

Patricia O'Donnell

The Continuing Demand for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Across America: More Than Four Billion Dollars of Unmet Need

Sheila Oehrlein

Quality Improvement and Successes for 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Minnesota

Loras Osterhaus

Effective Strategies for Engaging Parents: Real-Life Experiences that Make a Difference

Ron Ottinger

STEM Learning in Afterschool and Summer Programming: An Essential Strategy for STEM Education Reform

Dennie Palmer Wolf

Leaf Palaces and Illustration Worlds, or Why the Arts Belong in Out-of-School-Time and Afterschool Programs

Danette Parsley

Supporting Mathematics Learning Outside the Regular School Day in Afterschool and Summers

Jennifer Peck

Taking Expanded Learning to Scale: California’s Road to Success

Terry K. Peterson

Creating the Recent Force Field: A Growing Infrastructure for Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities

Earl Martin Phalen

Using Afterschool and Summer Learning to Improve Literacy Skills

Sam Piha

Connecting Older Youth to Success Through Afterschool

Delia Pompa

Family Involvement as a Critical Element of Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities

Lisa Pray

Supporting English Language Learners in School and in Afterschool and Summers

Mayor Betsy Price

Municipal Leadership Is Essential: Quality Afterschool Opportunities Strengthen Cities and Our Youth

Carol H. Rasco

Using Afterschool and Summer Learning to Improve Literacy Skills

Amy Rasmussen

Reversing Learning Loss Through the Arts in Afterschool and Summers

Pete Ready

Oregon’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers: A Key Component of Student Success in College, Work, and Citizenship

Tilly Reclosado

Community-Based Afterschool and Summer Arts Education Programs: Positive Impact on Youth and Community Development

Gene Rose

Museums as 21st Century Partners: Empowering Extraordinary "iGeneration" Learning Through Afterschool and Intergenerational Family Learning Programs

Carla Sanger

How Quality Afterschool Programs Help Motivate and Engage More Young People in Learning, Schooling, and Life

Rafi Santo

Upgrading Afterschool: Common Sense Shifts in Expanded Learning for a Digital Age

Mary M. Shea

Providing Access to Training and Resources to Afterschool and Summer Learning Professionals to Promote Full and Meaningful Inclusion for All Children

Carol Sills Strickland

Engaging Families in Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs for Middle School Youth

David Sinski

Connecting Older Youth to Success Through Afterschool

Jay Smink

A Proven Solution for Dropout Prevention: Expanded Learning Opportunities

Chris Smith

Achieving, Connecting, Thriving: Afterschool and Summer Learning in Collaboration With Schools

Ralph R. Smith

The Potential of Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers for Supporting School Success

Kara N. Smith

Providing Access to Training and Resources to Afterschool and Summer Learning Professionals to Promote Full and Meaningful Inclusion for All Children

Councilman-at-Large Ronnie Steine

Municipal Leadership Is Essential: Quality Afterschool Opportunities Strengthen Cities and Our Youth

Shawn Stelow Griffin

The Value of Partnerships in Afterschool and Summer Learning: A National Case Study of 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Lauren Stevenson

Community-Based Afterschool and Summer Arts Education Programs: Positive Impact on Youth and Community Development

Barbara K. Stripling

School and Public Libraries: Enriching Student Learning and Empowering Student Voices Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

Tessie Topol

STEM Learning in Afterschool and Summer Programming: An Essential Strategy for STEM Education Reform

Superintendent Tom Torlakson

Taking Expanded Learning to Scale: California’s Road to Success

Andrew Valent

The Potential of Career and College Readiness and Exploration in Afterschool Programs

Crystal Weedall FitzSimons

Creating Healthier Environments: Strategies and Examples for Afterschool and Summer Programs, Including 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Heather Weiss

Fifteen Years of Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers: A Driver for Program Quality and Capacity in the Field

Roger P. Weissberg

Afterschool Programs That Follow Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Social and Emotional Development Are Effective

Governor Bob Wise

Technology Makes Learning Available 24/7: Digital Learning in Expanded Learning Spaces After School and During the Summertime

Shelah Woodruff

Strategies Used to Improve Florida’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Nicole Yohalem

Improving the Quality and Impact of Afterschool and Summer Programs: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Paul G. Young

More Than Just Another "To-Do" on the List: The Benefits of Strong School, Principal, and Afterschool/Community Relationships