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

• Stanford: "Local Education Inequities Across U.S. Revealed in New Stanford Data Set" 
• WABE: "Commentary: Education Can Bridge Atlanta's 'Opportunity Gap'" 
• Saporta Report: "Robert Putnam and Atlanta Leaders Seek to Bridge 'Opportunity Gap'"

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"
• Economic Policy Institute: "COVID-19 and Student Performance, Equity, and U.S. Education Policy"
• 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 2020"
• 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: "2019 Kids Count Profile: Georgia" 

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"