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A collection of brief research summaries from 2007 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Children Succeeding in School 2007 Archives
The Negative Impacts of Starting Middle School in Sixth Grade
— Dec. 2007
Journal abstract at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management website
Health and Economic Benefits of Reducing the Number of Students per Classroom in U.S. Primary Schools
— Nov. 2007
To Read or Not to Read
— Nov. 2007
Executive summary at National Endowment for the Arts website
The Family: America's Smallest School
— Oct. 2007
A National Portrait of Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades
— Oct. 2007
Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance
— Fall 2007
The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2007
— Sep. 2007
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007
— Sep. 2007
2007 School Lunch Report Card
— Aug. 2007
Caregiver Well-Being Affects Academic Achievement
— Aug. 2007
Changes in Family Functioning and Child Behavior Following Intensive In-Home Therapy
— Aug. 2007
2007 Child Well-Being Index Special Focus Report on International Comparisons
— July 2007
2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book
— July 2007
Do Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Affect Student Achievement?
— July 2007
Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind?
— June 2007
Students in Underperforming Schools Benefit from Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind
— June 2007
Young Latino Infants and Families: Parental Involvement Implications from a Recent National Study
— June 2007
The Condition of Education 2007
— May 2007
Extensive Television Viewing and the Development of Attention and Learning Difficulties During Adolescence
— May 2007
National Evaluation of Early Reading First: Final Report to Congress
— May 2007
The Nation's Report Card: Civics 2006
— May 2007
The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2006
— May 2007
Quality Time After School
— May 2007
Demographic Differences in Youth Out-of-School Time Participation
— Apr. 2007
New Study Points to Gap Between U.S. High School Curriculum and College Expectations
— Apr. 2007
Social and School Connectedness in Early Secondary School as Predictors of Late Teenage Substance Use, Mental Health, and Academic Outcomes
— Apr. 2007
Excellence in the Classroom
— Spring 2007
Assessing Initiatives for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: An Overview of Models and Evaluations
— Mar. 2007
Early Child Care Linked to Increases in Vocabulary, Some Problem Behaviors in Fifth and Sixth Grades
— Mar. 2007
Kids' Share 2007
— Mar. 2007
The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for America's Children
— Feb. 2007
Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness
— Feb. 2007
State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia
— Feb. 2007
Hispanic Education in the United States
— Jan. 2007
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
— Jan. 2007
The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills
— 2007
Para Nuestros Niņos: A Demographic Portrait of Young Hispanics in the United States
— 2007
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