This policy commentary by the Forum for Youth Investment highlights the need to develop quality measures that local systems can implement. Partners from CBASS have their work highlighted in this policy commentary by the Forum for Youth Investment. The commentary addresses the need to develop and adopt common youth-, program- and system-level measures of quality that are easy and cost-effective for local after-school systems to implement. By agreeing to adopt and publicly report against a common set of outcomes, CBASS partners hope to spark more efforts to use common measures to assess program productivity and success, hold providers accountable for quality, demonstrate after-school’s contribution to the successful development of children and youth and contribute to system-building and sustainability.
» Download Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary: Speaking in One Voice (PDF, 347 KB)
New York Nonprofit Press publishes TASC President & CBASS Partner Lucy N. Friedman's commentary
The article describes how the after-school field can, and must, be a full partner in the movement to expand kids’ learning time and to re-think the school day and year.
» For more information, visit the New York Nonprofit Press Web site
MetLife Foundation has awarded The After-School Corporation (TASC) a grant of $410,000 to expand an exemplary Chicago high school internship program to New York and two additional cities that partner with TASC in the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems (CBASS).
» To view the full press release, visit the TASC Web site
TASC President Lucy N. Friedman and her colleague in the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems (CBASS), Providence After School Alliance Executive Director Hillary Salmons, note that the work of CBASS is bringing attention to Providence after-school programs.
» To view the full article visit the Providence Journal Web site
