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National Organizations & Programs

• Federal Government

  •  AfterSchool.gov -(http://www.afterschool.gov/xhtml/topic/t_29.html) - sponsored by the Interagency Executive Oversight Committee, U.S. Dept. of Human Services' Administration for Children & Families.

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• Think Tanks / Research Centers
  • Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (www.casel.org)
  • Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education, http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/ost-database-bibliography
• National Associations / Advocacy
  • Achieving the Dream:  Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count is a multiyear national initiative to help more community college students succeed. The initiative is particularly concerned about student groups that traditionally have faced significant barriers to success, including students of color and low-income students. Achieving the Dream works on multiple fronts, including efforts at community colleges and in research, public engagement and public policy. It emphasizes the use of data to drive change.
• Other
  • K-12 Academics (http://www.k12academics.com/national-directories/after-school-program) 

Research Reports / Policy Analysis

• Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P. (2007). The impact of after-school programs that promote personal and social skills.  Chicago, IL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (may be retrieved from www.casel.org). 
• Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education

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Funding Opportunities

Miscellaneous

• Doing What Works — Doing What Works is a website dedicated to assisting teachers in the implementation of effective educational practices.