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A collection of 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


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

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

Current-Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost? — 2008