“Making Out-of-School-Time Matter: Evidence for an Action Agenda” is available online from RAND Corp.
Evidence is mixed on whether there is a shortage of publicly financed before- and after-school programs for children, and whether such programs improve academic achievement, concludes a study released last week.
The study by the RAND Corp., based in Santa Monica, Calif., suggests that policymakers should remain skeptical of claims about pent-up demand for such programs, as well as claims that those programs have positive effects on academic achievement.
