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Educational  Achievement and Cognitive Attainment Domain
By Zakia Redd, M.P.P, Stephanie Cochran, B.B.A., Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D., and Kristin Moore, Ph.D.
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GRADES TEST SCORES GRADES PROGRESSION VS. Repetition High school graduation College attendance Academic skills/homework completion attendance at school
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educational goals honors, awards high school credits earned participation in extracurricular activities in high school participation in extracurricular activities in college attitudes about school  
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In comparison to control group:

- Program participants showed no difference in educational or work expectations.

- Program participants reported higher educational expectations.

Best bets for improving educational goals:

- Strongly academic-focused after-school programs providing recreational, tutoring, homework assistance, sports, and cultural activities and trips.


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