The After-School Corporation

Citizen Schools Reimagining After-School: A Symposium on Learning and Leading in the 21st Century

The Growth in After-School programs and their impact (PDF) Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2003

The Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Landscape Study: Results from a National Survey of Informal Learning Institutions and Science Education, Center for Informal Learning and Schools

S. Bodilly, & M.K. Beckett (2005). Making Out-of-school Time Matter: Evidence for an Action Agenda (PDF). Santa Monica: RAND Corporation

Moving Towards Success: Framework for After-School Programs, Collaborative Communications Group

Museums After School and How Museums are reaching Kids, Partnering with Schools, and Making a Difference (PDF), James Irvine Foundation

J. Spielberger, C. Horton & L. Michels, L. (2004). New on the shelf: Teens in the library. Findings from the Evaluation of Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development (PDF). Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Ready by 21™ — ready for college, work and life, Forum for Youth Development

Supporting Student Success: A Governor's Guide to Extra Learning Opportunities and Quality That Lasts: Building a Framework for the Future of OST, The Wallace Foundation

When school is out, museums, parks, and libraries are in (Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary No. 9, PDF)