PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

Confronting the Big Lie:The Need to Reframe Expectations of After-School Programs, Dr. Robert Halpern, Erikson Institute, University of Chicago. This article is one of the best written on the outcomes we should expect of afterschool programs and role of academic measures in program evaluation.

Holding California Afterschool Programs Accountable, Sam Piha, Temescal Associates. Community Network for Youth Development, in Partnership with the California Committee on Afterschool Accountability. This paper considers what expectations we can hold for afterschool programs, and considers the consequences of limiting the view of success to the improvement of test scores. It further suggests additional measures that could provide accountability and effectiveness in these programs, ensuring that we capture their contributions to young people’s broader development.