Parent Involvement and Extended Learning Activities in School Improvement Plans in the Midwest Region

Title:	Parent Involvement and Extended Learning Activities in School Improvement Plans in the Midwest Region
Description:	Analysis of school improvement plans in five Midwest Region states reveals that more than 90 percent of plans included at least one "potentially effective" parent involvement activity and 70 percent included at least one extended learning activity (a before-school, afterschool, or summer program). Few extended learning programs were described as providing academic support.
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Cover Date:	April 2011
Web Release:	April 25, 2011
Publication #:	REL 2011115
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Julie Reed Kochanek, Yinmei Wan, Sara Wraight, Leslie Nylen, and Sheila Rodriguez
Type of Product:	Issues and Answers Report
Keywords:	Before and After School Care Parental Involvement in Education
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issues and Answers Report, please contact: Erin Pollard.