What Works in Education and Civic Engagement Programs

"Two new fact sheets from Child Trends synthesize the lessons learned from evaluated out-of-school-time programs and interventions in education and civic engagement. The findings are based on the Child Trends database of experimental evaluations of social interventions for children and youth - LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully)."

Among the findings reported in "What Works for Education: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Social Interventions to Enhance Educational Outcomes": "Most of the out-of-school time programs that target educational outcomes have positive impacts."

Among the findings reported in "What Works for Civic Engagement: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions": "Connecting children with needy populations and/or providing community service opportunities is effective in increasing helping behavior and perceptions of social responsibility."