The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
Answers About the City's After-School Programs (The New York Times, 11/12/08)
November 12, 2008
Read the report cited in this article!
After School Programs in the 21st Century: Their Potential and What it Takes to Achieve It explores the evolving role of after school programs in the 21st century.
Lucy Friedman, president of The After-School Corporation, responds to questions about after school programs in The New York Times's City Room blog. In the first of a three-part series, she talks about the benefits of after school programs with regard to academic achievement, as well as her hopes for future education policy and what defines "quality" in after school programming.
Discussing the gap in after school participation between higher and lower income students, Friedman cites Harvard Family Research Project's (HFRP) research on disparities in after school program availability.
The blog also includes a direct link to HFRP's report on after school programs in the 21st century.
Excerpt from the article:
"Of course all families want those opportunities for their kids, but there’s a pattern of what the Harvard Family Research Project calls 'winners' and 'losers' in after-school availability. Kids whose families have higher incomes participate in more after-school activities, and with greater frequency. They sample a greater variety of programs and are more likely to participant in 'enrichments' like music and art, while less-affluent kids are being tutored."