[YL] New Resources from The Finance Project

[Soumya Bhat]

The Finance Project is pleased to announce the publication of two new
resources as part of our Out-of-School Time Technical Assistance
Project.  Both reports are also available for download on our website:
www.financeproject.org.  

 

Sustaining 21st Century Community Learning Centers:  What Works for
Programs and How Policymakers Can Help
<http://www.financeproject.org/publications/sustaining_21cclc.pdf> ,  

by Amanda Szekely and Heather Clapp Padgette

What are the keys to sustaining out-of-school time programming after a
21CCLC grant expires?  How can policymakers promote sustainability?  A
new TFP report synthesizes what we have learned through interviews with
current and former grantees and state grant administrators. True
collaborative partnerships, support from school administration and other
champions, a diverse base of funding resources, as well the engagement
of parents and community members, were some of the factors that program
leaders pointed to as key to their sustainability.  The brief also
explores several of the policy dimensions that impact sustainability
including the length of grant periods, the use of declining grant
awards, and the potential for using 21st Century funds to provide some
level of support to programs beyond an initial grant period.   The full
report can be downloaded at
http://www.financeproject.org/publications/sustaining_21cclc_final.pdf
An executive summary is available at
http://www.financeproject.org/publications/sustaining_21st_cclc.pdf .

 

Afterschool and State Education Finance Formulas:  A Primer for
Statewide Afterschool Networks
<http://www.financeproject.org/publications/formulas_final.pdf> ,  

by Sharon Deich with Amanda Szekely 

This strategy brief, developed for the Statewide Afterschool Networks,
explores the challenges and potential opportunities of incorporating
funding for afterschool programs into state education finance formulas.
The primer lays out the "basics" of state education finance formulas and
how they vary across the states, discusses the current educational
context, and provides some considerations for determining if this
strategy might make sense in a state-- either in response to a legal
challenge to the financing structure in a given state, or as part of a
distinct effort to modify a state's finance formula.   To download this
brief, go to:  www.financeproject.org/publications/formulas_final.pdf. 

  

 

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