The national evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program found no average improvement in academic achievement for participating students¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 1 causal r?, 1 review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the national evaluation of 21st CCLC, the largest after-school program in the United States, participating students on average showed no improvement in academic achievement. → Beckett 2009

q3 i? The program produced few impacts on student achievement overall. → James-Burdumy 2005

Evidence¶

Beckett 2009¶

Beckett, M., Borman, G., Capizzano, J., Parsley, D., Ross, S., Schirm, A., & Taylor, J. (2009). Structuring out-of-school time to improve academic achievement: A practice guide (NCEE #2009-012). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/10

q3 · i? · review · r2

Findings from the national evaluation of the 21st CCLC program reported in the guide's overview: "on average, students participating in the programs had no improvement in academic achievement." No effect size is printed, so no magnitude is reported.

"show that, on average, students participating in the programs had no improvement in academic achievement."

James-Burdumy 2005¶

James-Burdumy, S., Dynarski, M., Moore, M., Deke, J., Mansfield, W., & Pistorino, C. (2005). When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers Program. 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

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The national evaluation reports that "There were few impacts on student achievement overall". The page prints no effect sizes or test statistics for these achievement outcomes.

"There were few impacts on student achievement overall"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• 21st Century after-school programs had only limited influence on academic performance, including test scores, grades, and homework completion — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• 21st CCLC elementary programs did not affect students' academic outcomes — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• No difference between treatment and control groups on homework assistance or completion in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers evaluation — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Elementary students participating in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program felt safer than students not enrolled — related
• Elementary participants in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program were more likely to engage in negative behaviors than students not enrolled — related
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school programs changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time — related
• 21st CCLC afterschool programs changed after-school supervision, with parents less likely to care for their child and other adults more likely — related
• The review reports that role-playing exercises significantly enhanced students' 21st-century skills including communication, collaboration, and critical thinking — related
• 21st CCLC participation showed no statistically significant effect on the incidence of self-care after school — related
• Greater amounts of participation in afterschool programs show little relation to academic, behavioral, or socio-emotional outcomes — related