New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts
For the media / 2025
Leadership Change at the Wellesley Centers for Women
Then and Now: Leading the Way in Out-of-School Time
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2024
Literacy Resources for Out-of-School Time Programs (2023)
Publications by title / Fact Sheets & Briefs
Literacy and Quality Improvement Initiative (2023)
NIOST Studies Youth Fields Workforce
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2023
Podcast: Journeys in Youth Development, Episode 4
For the media / 2023
Podcast: Journeys in Youth Development, Episode 3
Podcast: Journeys in Youth Development, Episode 2
New Book Tells the Stories of Youth Development Professionals
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2022
Afterschool Alliance: Highlighting the voices of youth workers: New book focuses on the youth development field
Recent Coverage / 2022
Podcast: Journeys in Youth Development, Episode 1
For the media / 2022
NIOST Continues Partnership on the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
EDC: EDC Awarded $9.4 Million to Continue Leadership of NCASE
Social Media Friends From Afterschool are Associated With Positive Youth Development in Digital Settings (2022)
Publications / Journal Publications
GEMS and NIOST Expand STEM Club Connections to Math, STEM Identity, and Families
Tips to Boost Youth Engagement in Learning
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2021
NIOST Study Offers Strategies to Engage Girls in STEM
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
STEM Engagement for Girls in Rural Communities: Research Snapshot (2021)
Exploring STEM Engagement in Girls in Rural Communities (2021)
Pittsburgh Parent: Exploring girls’ engagement in STEM activities
Recent Coverage / 2021
Letting All Voices Be Heard: New Directions for K-12 Education
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
MEDIUM: Stronger Identity = Stronger Youth Fields Workforce
Recent Coverage / 2020
What NIOST Has Learned About Delivering Quality Virtual Learning Experiences
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2020
Supporting Quality Learning Experiences in Virtual Out-of-School Time
Sustaining Passion: Findings from an Exploratory Study of the OST Program Workforce (2020)
Evaluation of STEM Program for Rural Girls (GEMS)
All Projects / Active Projects
Women and Golf: Links to Business Success (2019)
NIOST to Study Impact of STEM Program for Rural Girls
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2019
Building APAS and Literacy Capacity in Philadelphia Out-of-School Time Programs
Leadership in Afterschool
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
Reading the Plays: What Does Women's Basketball Tell Us About #TimesUp?
Lifers: Growing Older, Staying Power, and the Out-of-School Time Field
Presentations & Convenings: Out-of-School Time
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2018
New Findings & Publications, 2018 - Afterschool Matters Journal
After-School Push Poses Complex Challenge
Recent Coverage / 2007
Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (2018)
Research Informs the Afterschool Field
NIOST recognized for its Research & Evaluation influence
For the media / Earlier
Create Fun Summer Learning Experiences for Youth
New Findings, Publications, Presentations: Youth and Adolescent Development
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2018
Out-of-School Time Programs Promote Positive Environments & Youth Development
Wellesley News: It’s March, But Is It Madness?
Recent Coverage / 2018
It’s March – But Is It Madness? An Exploration of NCAA Women's Basketball
21st Century Community Learning Centers and Literacy Skills
Short Takes, National Afterschool Matters 2017-2019 Fellowship Begins
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2017
Make 2018 an Active New Year
Summer Learning Programs: Investigating Strengths and Challenges (2017)
Out-of-School Time Quality to Youth Outcomes
How Active Kids Raise Active Families (2017)
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