Tough Times, Tough Choices in After School Funding
In this report, the RAND Corporation takes a look at the factors endangering after-school program budgets, and the priorities of funding agencies.
Drawing on interview data with agency leaders in three major cities, the paper describes how leaders make decisions regarding program funding, the degree to which they protect quality investments, and the factors that influence their decisions.
With many summer learning programs drawing on similar funding sources — and facing similar external risks — it’s important to understand how government agencies balance quality investment, participation, and sustainability when budgets come under strain.
Read the report, Tough Times, Tough Choices in After School Funding: Pathways to Protecting Quality, and discuss your funding situation with your program administrators and stakeholders.
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