Section III. Recent Evidence of Impact

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This section presents leading research and evaluation studies and best practice reports that demonstrate the power of expanded learning programs for promoting student success and building partnerships that benefit schools and communities. The articles together represent a compelling body of literature on program quality and improvement, data systems and analysis, and program sustainability, adaptability and scale.

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

Eva L. Baker

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

Superintendent Tony Evers

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

Deborah Lowe Vandell

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

Heather Weiss

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

Joseph A. Durlak and Roger P. Weissberg

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

Carol McElvain