Accountability for After-School Care, Devising Standards and Measuring Adherence to Them, Devising Standards and Measuring Adherence to Them

Author

Jacknowitz, Alison ; Beckett, Megan K. ; Hawken, Angela

Year

2001

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-83303-072-6

Link

Last Update

01-Jun-2026

Keywords

Education ; Population Studies

Description

Several long-term trends have led to increased interest on the part of the American public in how and where children spend their time after school. First, the percentage of parents at home when school lets out has steadily declined over the past several decades. A second trend is the growing number of highly publicized violent incidents involving children and adolescents. Third, a move toward academic accountability has increased attention to after-school programs as a means of improving school performance.

In response to these concerns, the number of after-school programs has steadily risen over the past decade. In 1997, 16 percent...