Product Description: Presents the findings of a broad-ranging literature review intended to identify, frame, and assess relevant issues concerning effective out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Drawing on recent studies the authors identify and address the level of demand for OST services, the effectiveness of offerings, what constitutes quality in OST programs, how to encourage participation, and how to build further community capacity...read more

Product Description: How does one spread out a successful educational reform? The authors recount the scaleups of a variety of programs, descsribing the challenges they faced and the lessons they drew from their experiences.

Product Description: Congress has mandated a National Assessment of Vocational Education to gauge the effect of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Perkins III) on U.S. secondary education. As part of the assessment, using case studies from seven states and a national teacher survey, the authors analyzed the impact of Perkins III in improving vocational education...read more

Product Description: New American Schools was established in 1991 to help schools transform themselves into highperforming organizations. This report is a formative assessment of the first two years (1995-1997) of the scaleup phase, during which NAS partnered with 10 jurisdictions to implement designbased programs for improving student performance...read more