In Pursuit of Effective Best Practices
for Out-of-School Time
Robert C. Granger, Ed.D.
President of the William T. Grant Foundation
April 29, 2010
Why do some out-of-school programs improve youth outcomes while others do not? What practices seem to make a difference? What are the implications for improving program quality? Bob Granger discusses what is known about these questions, drawing on research in K-12 education, mentoring, and after-school.
Robert C. Granger, Ed.D. has been President of the William T. Grant Foundation since 2003, which supports research and related activities intended to improve the lives of young people. Before joining the William T. Grant Foundation, Dr. Granger served as senior vice president of the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) and executive vice president at Bank Street College of Education. He has also chaired the National Board for Education Sciences and serves on the editorial board for several professional journals. He received his Ed.D. in Early Childhood Education (1973) from the University of Massachusetts, and is an expert on the content and evaluation of programs and policies for low-income children and youth.
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