21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school programs changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time¶

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Currency · newest study 2004 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Participation in 21st Century after-school programs shifted where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time. → Dynarski 2004

Evidence¶

Dynarski 2004¶

Dynarski, M., James-Burdumy, S., Moore, M., Rosenberg, L., Deke, J., & Mansfield, W. (2004). When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers Program, New Findings. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/when-schools-stay-open-late-the-national-evaluation-of-the-21st-century-community-learning-centers-program-new-findings

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The national evaluation report of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program reports that the programs "changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time." No effect size is printed in the summary text.

"21st Century after-school programs, which currently spend $1 billion a year in federal funding, changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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