21st century learning programs

Provide universal access to high-quality early childhood education. Improve access, affordability, and completion in postsecondary education and training. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. An Official Pennsylvania Government Website. Our analyses for these three types of outcomes yielded multiple statistically significant and positive results in terms of both all-group analysis and analysis by grade level.

There also was evidence that 21st CCLC programs in our sample were having a positive impact on disciplinary incidents and suspensions i. Please see the full evaluation report for details and information about other findings or see the summary slides or just the key findings.

The results supported and shed further light on findings from the previous full evaluation report and summary brief which showed reductions in unexcused absences and reductions in disciplinary suspensions for students who participate in RI 21st CCLCs for at least 30 days per year. The following documents are intended to provide additional clarification on administrative issues for 21st CCLC programs:.

Program Information 21st CCLC programs provide a broad array of opportunities for students and their families including such things as: Academic Supports: homework help, tutoring, hands-on science, math clubs, literacy activities, SAT preparation, and more; Arts: dance, theatre, music, visual arts, ceramics, etc.

Physical Activity: martial arts, swimming, soccer, baseball, sailing, skating, yoga, basketball, personal training, etc. Youth Development: leadership development, social skills, violence prevention, mediation skills, community service, etc. Health Promotion: nutrition education, healthy cooking, substance abuse prevention, good decision-making, physical activity, etc. Family Engagement: family events, family field trips, adult education, etc. The funding level for 21st CCLC is set each year by Congress in an appropriations bill that is then signed into law by the president.

In a typical year, the president releases a proposed budget in February for Congress to consider. The House and Senate then debate and develop their own funding proposals and bills through the spring, and then work together on a compromise bill that both entities must pass, ideally before October when the fiscal year begins. A history of funding levels per year are shown on the table below, or view a Table of funding and students served per state.

Eliminating or cutting support for 21st CCLC would have a devastating effect on the nearly 2 million students and more than 11, rural, urban and suburban communities who rely on these programs nationwide. See the Policy Blog for updates. For more than 20 years 21st Century Community Learning Centers have been providing high quality programming to a wide range of children grades pre-K to 12th grade in communities nationwide.

This downloadable fact sheet is a great primer on who is served and key outcomes of local programs. Data and Evaluation. Are 21st CCLC programs effective in helping students improve academic outcomes, increasing school day attendance, and moving the needle on a range of other important indicators?

The answer is yes. View state and national evaluations and reports that demonstrate conclusively the effectiveness of 21st CCLC and afterschool programs. An ESSA Toolkit helps advocates understand the law and the opportunities within to support afterschool. View 21st CCLC legislative language see pages through of the legislation.