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A collection of brief research summaries from 2008 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Children Succeeding in School 2008 Archives
Does Job Corps Work? Impact Findings from the National Job Corps Study
— Dec. 2008
Journal abstract at American Economic Review website
Long-Term Academic Effects of Child's ADHD May Extend to Siblings
— Dec. 2008
The State of America's Children 2008
— Dec. 2008
Report highlights at Children's Defense Fund website
Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States
— Nov. 2008
Reading First Impact Study, Final Report
— Nov. 2008
The School Environment and Adolescent Well-Being: Beyond Academics
— Nov. 2008
The Girls Study Group: Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls
— Oct. 2008
Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction
— Oct. 2008
Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison
— Fall 2008
The Academic Status of Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care
— Sep. 2008
Title I Funds—Who's Gaining and Who's Losing: School Year 2008-09 Update
— Sep. 2008
Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What, and How?
— Aug. 2008
Evaluating the Impact of Interventions That Promote Successful Transitions From High School
— Aug. 2008
Preparing High School Students for Successful Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Employment
— Aug. 2008
SAT® Scores Stable as Record Numbers Take Test
— Aug. 2008
State High School Exit Exams: Moving Toward End-of-Course Exams
— Aug. 2008
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
— July 2008
Making a Difference? The Effects of Teach for America in High School
— July 2008
School Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants: Special Needs and Challenges for Infants Born at 32 to 36 Weeks Gestation
— July 2008
Diplomas Count 2008: School to College, Can State P-16 Councils Ease the Transition?
— June 2008
Has Student Achievement Improved Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006-07
— June 2008
Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget
— June 2008
Predicting Success on the California High School Exit Exam
— June 2008
Outcomes Linked to High-Quality Afterschool Programs: Longitudinal Findings from the Study of Promising Afterschool Programs
— May 2008
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
— May 2008
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program
— Apr. 2008
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
— Apr. 2008
Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation
— Apr. 2008
CORAL Initiative
— Feb. 2008
Disconnected Youth: Federal Action Could Address Some of the Challenges Faced by Local Programs That Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment
— Feb. 2008
Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985-2004
— Feb. 2008
How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling: Facts for Policymakers
— Feb. 2008
Instructional Time in Elementary Schools: A Closer Look at Changes for Specific Subjects
— Feb. 2008
The Over-Scheduling Myth
— Feb. 2008
Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004
— Feb. 2008
Unrealistic Fatalism in U.S. Youth Ages 14 to 22: Prevalence and Characteristics
— Feb. 2008
Behaviors of Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System
— Jan. 2008
Early Childhood Health Problems and Prevention Strategies: Costs and Benefits
— Jan. 2008
Variety of Approaches Help Children Overcome Auditory Processing and Language Problems
— Jan. 2008
Building Bodies, Boosting Brains
— Winter 2008
Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Consequences of Poor Infant Health: An Analysis Using Siblings and Twins
— Winter 2008
2008 Fact Sheet on Demographics: Adolescents and Young Adults
— 2008
Assessing Child Care Quality
— 2008
Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost?
— 2008
Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel
— 2008
Room for Improvement in the Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs for California's Children
— 2008
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