Supporting Success: Why and How to Improve Quality in After-School Programs
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Author(s)/Creator(s): Jessica Sheldon; Leigh Hopkins
Publishing Date: 2008-02-01
Issue Areas: Education and Literacy
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2008 The James Irvine Foundation and Public/Private Ventures.
This report examines the program improvement strategies, step-by-step, that allowed The James Irvine Foundation's CORAL initiative to achieve the levels of quality needed to boost the academic success of participating students. And, it makes specific policy and funding suggestions for improving program performance. Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) is an eight-year, $58 million after-school initiative to improve educational achievement in low-performing schools in five California cities.
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Intended Audience: Policy Professionals
Coverage: California
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
Coverage: California
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
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