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La Torre, Deborah; Leon, Seth; Wang, Jia; Cai, Li – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2019
Regular participation in afterschool programs by elementary students in low income communities may lead to improved college and career readiness. This study found that students who had high levels of participation in the LA's BEST afterschool program over three years were five percent less likely to dropout and six percent more likely to complete…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, After School Programs


