This article examines how educators can more effectively engage with researchers to advance practice, using the What Works Clearinghouse and other sources of research findings as a base.

The first-year findings reveal that while the 21st Century Community Learning Centers changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time and increased parental involvement, they had limited influence on academic performance, no influence on feelings of safety or on the...

Elementary students participating in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program felt safer than students not enrolled but were more likely to engage in negative behaviors. There were few impacts on student achievement overall and no difference between the treatment and control groups on...

A Research Report from the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program Evaluation.

Describes the program, framework and design for the national evaluation, and data and methods to be used in the implementation and impact studies.