Research

The Horizons Model

• Concentric Research & Evaluation: “Examining the Long-Term Effects of the Horizons National Student Enrichment Program on Student Academic Outcomes”

Opportunity Gaps and Educational Inequities

• The University of Maryland: "Gaps in Achievement or Opportunity? How Achievement [Educational] Gap Discourse Affects Teachers’ Beliefs and Priorities". 
• WABE: "Commentary: Education Can Bridge Atlanta's 'Opportunity Gap'" 
• The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:"Explaining Achievement [Educational] Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors"

COVID-19 Learning Loss

• EmpowerK12: "Quantifying the Impact of School Closures on Metro Atlanta Student Proficiency"
• McKinsey & Company: "COVID-19 Learning Loss - Disparities Grow and Students Need Help"
• NWEA: "The COVID-19 Slide: What Summer Learning Loss Can Tell Us About the Potential Impact of School Closures on Student Academic Achievement" 

Landscape Reports

• Learn4Life: "The State of Education in Metro Atlanta Annual Report 2025"
• Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network: "Building Georgia's STEM Workforce"
• National Summer Learning Association: "Summer Matters: A Community Landscape Report for Greater Atlanta"
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation: "2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book Interactive" 
• Learn4Life & Achieve Atlanta: "Landscape [Report] Analysis: College Access Supports in Metro Atlanta Schools & Districts"

Social Emotional Learning

• The Wallace Foundation: "SEL (Social Emotional Learning) + OST (Out of School Time) = Perfect Together"
• Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development: "A Nation At Hope" 
• School Psychology Review: "Supporting Student Social Emotional Learning and Development"
• Jurnal Iqra: "Optimizing Social Emotional Learning in Elementary School Learning to Strengthen Students' Character and Psychological Well-Being"

Out-of-School Time 

• Journal of Adolescents: "Promising Practices of Out‐of‐School Time Programs for Low‐Income Adolescents"