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A collection of brief research summaries from 2009 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Children Succeeding in School 2009 Archives
The California Index of Child and Youth Well-Being
— Dec. 2009
Summary at Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health website
Juvenile Arrests 2008
— Dec. 2009
Tracking An Emerging Movement: A Report on Expanded-Time Schools in America
— Dec. 2009
What Works for Parent Involvement Programs for Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Interventions
— Dec. 2009
What Works for Parent Involvement Programs for Children: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Interventions
— Dec. 2009
State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
— Nov. 2009
Understanding Links Between Adolescent Health and Educational Attainment
— Nov. 2009
Journal abstract at Demography website
Effects of a Preschool Music and Movement Curriculum on Children's Language Skills
— Oct. 2009
Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind
— Oct. 2009
High School Mentors In Brief: Findings from the Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring Impact Study
— Oct. 2009
Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning
— Oct. 2009
The State of Latino Children and Youth in the United States
— Oct. 2009
Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children's Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood?
— Sep. 2009
The Effects of Welfare Reform on the Academic Performance of Children in Low-Income Households
— Sep. 2009
The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs
— Sep. 2009
Seven Years Later: Developmental Transitions and Delinquent Behavior for Male Adolescents Who Received Long-Term Substance Treatment
— Sep. 2009
Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Child IQ at Age 5 Years
— Aug. 2009
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
— July 2009
State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 2: Is There a Plateau Effect in Test Scores?
— July 2009
What Works? Targeted Truancy and Dropout Programs in Middle and High School
— June 2009
Effectiveness of Selected Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions: Impacts on a First Cohort of Fifth-Grade Students
— May 2009
Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality
— May 2009
What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings
— May 2009
Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options
— Apr. 2009
Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap
— Apr. 2009
College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2008 High School Graduates
— Apr. 2009
The Nation's Report Card: Trends in Academic Progress in Reading and Mathematics 2008
— Apr. 2009
New Indicators of High School Career/Technical Education Coursetaking: Class of 2005
— Apr. 2009
Parsing the Achievement Gap II
— Apr. 2009
America's Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness
— Mar. 2009
Are Charter Schools Making a Difference? A Study of Student Outcomes in Eight States
— Mar. 2009
Every Student Counts: The Role of Federal Policy in Improving Graduation Rate Accountability
— Mar. 2009
The Impact of Episodic and Chronic Poverty on Child Cognitive Development
— Feb. 2009
No Child Left Behind Educational Options—Availability Expands, But Participation Remains Low
— Feb. 2009
Reducing Low Birth Weight Through Home Visitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
— Feb. 2009
Study Finds Inconsistent Teaching Quality in First Grade Classrooms
— Feb. 2009
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities
— Feb. 2009
The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
— Jan. 2009
Instruction, Student Engagement, and Reading Skill Growth in Reading First Classrooms
— Jan. 2009
Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth: Obstacles and Opportunities
— Jan. 2009
Resilient Girls—Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
— Jan. 2009
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Black-White Disparities
— Jan. 2009
Class Size Reduction and Student Achievement: The Potential Tradeoff Between Teacher Quality and Class Size
— Winter 2009
Taking a Chance on College: Is the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program a Winner?
— Winter 2009
2009 KIDS COUNT Data: Overall State Rankings
— 2009
The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007
— 2009
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