We have seen again and again in our own work with schools and after-school programs across Massachusetts that when schools make a sustained, school-wide commitment to after-school programming, they reap the benefits in student achievement. Learning After School explores in detail how South Boston Harbor Academy puts this commitment into action. Those schools wanting a step-by-step manual on how they, too, can make after-school part of their overall strategy for success should pick up a copy.

David A. Farbman
Research Director, Massachusetts 2020

Through its after-school program, South Boston Harbor Academy gives students the academic support and resources they need to post impressive results on MCAS and to be well prepared for college. It is always exciting when an organization not traditionally seen as part of the after-school domain embraces after-school as part of its agenda. Clearly, this approach is working at South Boston Harbor Academy. Academic research on this subject is useful to a point, but what really impressed me about Learning After School is how very step-by-step and practical it is.

Debra McLaughlin, Managing Director, Boston's After-School for All Partnership

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