Youth Data Archive

Youth Data Archive (YDA) is a systems-based community renewal initiative that allows school districts, city and county agencies and youth-serving organizations to ask critical questions about youth and how their organizations collectively work to achieve positive outcomes for youth and community. The YDA provides analytic power to partner organizations to enhance community youth development both in and across organizations and institutions. This unique arrangement enables policy-makers, researchers and practitioners to:

• Improve the delivery of services to youth.
• Support inter-agency collaboration to provide a comprehensive, coordinated system of care.
• Contribute to the larger field of academic research.

YDA Publications
Issue Briefs (full reports of YDA analyses) and Snapshots (brief, two-page summaries of the issue briefs)

• Boys & Girls Club Participation and English Language Development Among English Learner Students (Jan 2009) (Issue brief and snapshot)
• Exploring the Link between Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement (Jan 2009) (Issue brief and snapshot)
• Examining the Impact of School-Based Family Resource Centers (Jan 2008) (Snapshot)

Policy Fact Sheets (two-page fact sheets that provide background information on popular education and youth development research topics)

• Understanding Obesity Statistics: How Are They Measured?
• School Accountability: Are Graduation and Dropout Rates Accurate Measures of School Success?

Research Brief

• The Effect of After School Program Participation on English Language Acquisition
  Oct. 2008. Rebecca London, Jon Norman and Oded Gurantz

Learn more about YDA - How YDA Works and YDA Frequently Asked Questions. (.pdf opens in new browser window)