Policy Studies Associates Inc. recently released a new study entitled CHARTING THE BENEFITS OF HIGH-QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPERIENCES: Evidence from New Research on Improving After-School Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth summarizing recent findings pertaining to after-school program quality from researchers at UC Irvine, University of Wisconsin, and Policy Studies Associates Inc. The brief examines the benefits of high quality after-school programs and describes program quality features. It emphasizes coordinated steps and collaborative structures to increase the availability of high quality after school programs and to reduce unintended incentives that promote competition rather than collaboration.