Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement
(Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences)

Out-of-school time is an opportunity to supplement learning from the school day and provide targeted assistance to students whose needs extend beyond what they can receive in the classroom.  This guide is intended to help educators, out-of-school time program providers, and school district administrators structure academically focused out-of-school time programs. 

Pathways to Success for Youth: What Counts in After-School
(The Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study)

This Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study report has two major goals: (1) to identify those program characteristics that are most closely related to high quality implementation, and (2) to explore the links between program quality and youth outcomes.  It offers insights into what afterschool programs look like, approaches to providing high quality experiences for youth, and the connections between high quality and improved outcomes for the young people attending these programs.