ERIC Number: ED559931
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 32
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Better Together: Building Local Systems to Improve Afterschool (A Conference Report)
Cummins, H. J.
Wallace Foundation
What happens when teams from 57 cities building afterschool systems gather to discuss two key system responsibilities--improving afterschool programs and using data for informed decision-making? Lots of rich discussion. This report covers a national afterschool conference held in February 2013. It details what mayors, program providers, system leaders, researchers and others had to say on matters ranging from how to measure afterschool performance to how to boost program quality. [This conference was organized by: American Youth Policy Forum, The Collaborative for Building After School Systems, The Forum for Youth Investment, the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education & Families, and the Wallace Foundation.]
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Decision Making Skills, Management Information Systems, After School Programs, Information Utilization, National Programs, Program Improvement, Educational Quality, Outcome Measures, Performance Based Assessment, Systems Building, Change Agents, Partnerships in Education, Special Needs Students, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, School Community Programs, Educational Objectives, At Risk Students, Art Education, Art Activities, Financial Services, Money Management, School Support, Professional Development, Participant Characteristics, Municipalities, Conference Papers, Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Change Strategies
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wallace Foundation
Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; Wisconsin
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