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Download full textAfterschool Alliance, 2025
Physical activity and healthy eating are instrumental to a child's overall healthy development, resulting in a number of positive outcomes, like better academic performance and lower risk of depression. Yet, most young people are not meeting the recommended daily amount of physical activity, are not eating enough vegetables or fruits, and are…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Eating Habits, Child Development
Afterschool Alliance, 2024
Afterschool and summer programs offer a multitude of benefits for students and families across the nation, from providing tangible resources like wraparound services to connecting students with supportive adults and peers. These programs not only deliver immediate benefits, but research also shows they bear long-term positive effects on students'…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, Student Attitudes, Sense of Community
Peer reviewedJennifer A. Skuza – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2020
Although researchers and policymakers have focused on school as the critical place in which learning occurs, organized youth programs offer different environments in which early adolescents can learn. However, early adolescent learning in organized youth programs is an under-researched area of learning, which may limit the ability of youth…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Youth Programs, Learning Experience, Extension Education
Kochanek, Julie Reed; Wraight, Sara; Wan, Yinmei; Nylen, Leslie; Rodriguez, Sheila – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2011
According to the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Title I schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years are required to develop or revise school improvement plans aimed at boosting student achievement.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Educational Improvement, Summer Programs
Kochanek, Julie Reed; Wraight, Sara; Wan, Yinmei; Nylen, Leslie; Rodriguez, Sheila – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2011
According to the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Title I schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years are required to develop or revise school improvement plans aimed at boosting student achievement.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Educational Improvement, Summer Programs
