Afterschool Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

This research review from 2000-2017 finds more than 60 afterschool programs that meet the most rigorous evidence standards of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The report is accompanied by a detailed guide to the afterschool programs with evidence that meets research requirements of the top three ESSA tiers. The guide also includes summaries of studies of school-sponsored extracurricular programs, studies that fell short of Tiers I-III but could provide evidence at Tier IV, and studies of programs that combine afterschool and summer learning. ​The authors also offer a set of recommendations for program providers, states, program evaluators and the federal government.