After-School Programs for High School Students: An Evaluation of After School Matters

After-School Programs for High School Students: An Evaluation of After School Matters
Northwestern University
Barton J. Hirsch, Larry V. Hedges, Julie Ann Stawicki, Megan A. Mekinda
August 9, 2011
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This rigorous evaluation compares results for teens in Chicago’s After School Matters apprentice-like program to results for similar students, finding statistically significant benefits for After School Matters students on some measures of youth development and reduced problem behaviors, but no differences in job skills or school performance.

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