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Number 2, April 2002 Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs: A Guide for State Education Agencies Priscilla M. D. Little , Flora Traub, Karen Horsch Download a PDF of this publication (70 kb) | View all publications in this series

This brief offers an in-depth look at the new 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) evaluation requirements (both performance measurement for accountability and program evaluation) and provides practical suggestions about how to implement 21st CCLC evaluation at the state and local level. It includes a checklist of issues to consider when designing state and local 21st CCLC evaluations.

About this Series:
Harvard Family Research Project’s Issues and Opportunities in Out-of-School Time Evaluation briefs highlight current research and evaluation work in the out-of-school time field. These documents draw on HFRP’s research work in out-of-school time to provide practitioners, funders, evaluators, and policymakers with information to help them in their work.

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