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The Changing Face of After-School Programs: Advocating Talent Development for Urban Middle and High School Students

Secondary School Project, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR), Howard University, Washington, D.C., jmanswell{at}crespar.law.howard.edu

Velma LaPoint

Secondary School Project, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR), Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Veronica G. Thomas

Secondary School Project, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR), Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Deirdre Thompson

Secondary School Project, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR), Howard University, Washington, D.C.

This article focuses on after-school programs aimed at urban middle and high school students. The authors discuss an after-school tutorial program implemented as part of the Howard University Talent Development Model of School Reform. Challenges faced at Howard University are described; strategies for overcoming barriers and recommendations for urban school principals are offered.

NASSP Bulletin, Vol. 85, No. 626, 22-34 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/019263650108562603


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