21st CCLC Century Community Learning Centers NTAC National Technical Assistance Center -

EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIBRARY

Here you’ll find free resources from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others in the field, curated by our team with 21st CCLC professionals in mind. The external resource library includes videos, web pages, publications, and more to help you learn about and implement evidence-based strategies and best practices. All were screened for their relevance to out-of-school time, and many are specific to 21st CCLC programs.

Featured External Resources

Looking for a resource in one of these 21st CCLC NTAC priority areas? Select each link to see a highlighted resource in that area.
Note: Selecting a link will take you to an external website.

Search External Resource Library

High-Impact Tutoring: Out-of-School Time Playbook

This playbook provides information and tools to support out-of-school time providers and support networks interested in expanding or beginning to offer high-impact tutoring programs.  

  • Source: National Student Support Accelerator (a program of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and EdSolutions at Stanford University)
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research/Evidence-Based Practices
  • Year: 2023
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition Family Toolkit

This toolkit was created to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Schools and programs may share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families.

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Policy
  • Year: 2023
Provide Access to Resources

  • Source: US Department of Education
  • Resource Type:
Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Learning

This practice guide includes five recommendations to help district and school administrators and out-of-school program providers design out-of-school time programs that will increase learning for students. It describes the research supporting each recommendation, how to carry out each recommendation, and how to address implementation roadblocks that might arise.

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research/Evidence-Based Practices
  • Year: 2009
Support Students' Academic and Non-Academic Needs

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education
  • Resource Type:
High-Impact Tutoring: Out-of-School Time Playbook

This playbook provides information and tools to support out-of-school time providers and support networks interested in expanding or beginning to offer high-impact tutoring programs.  

  • Source: National Student Support Accelerator (a program of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and EdSolutions at Stanford University)
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research/Evidence-Based Practices
  • Year: 2023
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition Family Toolkit

This toolkit was created to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Schools and programs may share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families.

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Policy
  • Year: 2023
Provide Access to Resources

  • Source: US Department of Education
  • Resource Type:
Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Learning

This practice guide includes five recommendations to help district and school administrators and out-of-school program providers design out-of-school time programs that will increase learning for students. It describes the research supporting each recommendation, how to carry out each recommendation, and how to address implementation roadblocks that might arise.

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
  • Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research/Evidence-Based Practices
  • Year: 2009
Support Students' Academic and Non-Academic Needs

  • Source: U.S. Department of Education
  • Resource Type:
Back to Top

This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC),funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. underCooperativeAgreementNo. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. Janell Wood and Ms.Andrea Jackson.