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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Evidence of Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Report on the Initiative's First Three Years
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Russell, Christina A.; Mielke, Monica B.; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
In September 2005, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched the Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth (OST) initiative to provide young people throughout New York City with access to high-quality programming after school, on holidays, and during the summer at no cost to their families. Working closely with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Implementation, Youth Programs, Agency Cooperation
Evidence of Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Report on the Initiative's First Three Years. Executive Summary
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Russell, Christina A.; Mielke, Monia B.; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
In September 2005, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched the Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth (OST) initiative to provide young people throughout New York City with access to high-quality programming after school, on holidays, and during the summer at no cost to their families. Working closely with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Implementation, Youth Programs, Agency Cooperation
Evaluation of the Out-of-School Time Initiative. Report on the First Year
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Russell, Christina A.; Reisner, Elizabeth A.; Pearson, Lee M.; Afolabi, Kolajo P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Mielke, Monica B. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2006
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched services under its Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs for Youth in September 2005, with the award of funds to support more than 500 programs across New York City. Together, DYCD and the city's nonprofit community, working closely with the New York City Department of…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Employed Parents
Shared Features of High-Performing After-School Programs: A Follow-Up to the TASC Evaluation
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Birmingham, Jennifer; Pechman, Ellen M.; Russell, Christina A.; Mielke, Monica – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2005
This study examined high-performing after-school projects funded by The After-School Corporation (TASC), to determine what characteristics, if any, these projects shared. Evaluators reanalyzed student performance data collected during the multi-year evaluation of the TASC initiative to identify projects where the after-school program was…
Descriptors: School Activities, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness
Building Quality, Scale, and Effectiveness in After-School Programs: Summary Report of the TASC Evaluation
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Reisner, Elizabeth R.; White, Richard N.; Russell, Christina A.; Birmingham, Jennifer – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2004
The After-School Corporation (TASC) has completed its sixth year of operations, working with public and private partners across New York City and the state to develop and operate school-based after-school services for public school students in the elementary and secondary grades. Since its founding in 1998, TASC has emphasized twin goals of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, After School Programs, Program Development, Educational Quality