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A collection of research summaries from 2009-2010 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 - 2010


Adolescent Outcomes of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a Diverse Community Sample — June 2010

Early Results Show No Impact of Teacher Advancement Program in Chicago — June 2010

Interpersonal Relationships and the Development of Behavior Problems in Adolescents in Urban Schools: A Longitudinal Study — June 2010

Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems — May 2010

Condition of Education 2010 — May 2010

Conditions of Confinement: Findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement — May 2010

Enduring Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses on Children: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Among Children at Age 12 Years — May 2010

Link Between Child Care and Academic Achievement and Behavior Persists Into Adolescence — May 2010

Making the Transition: Interim Results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Evaluation — May 2010

The New Demography of American Motherhood — May 2010

AfterZones: Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs — Apr. 2010

America's Future: Latino Child Well-Being in Numbers and Trends — Apr. 2010

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Extremely Preterm Children — Apr. 2010

Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency — Apr. 2010

Middle School Mathematics Professional Development Impact Study: Findings After the First Year of Implementation — Apr. 2010

Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Adjustment Among Low-Income, African American Children — Apr. 2010

State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 6: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for English Language Learners? — Apr. 2010

Teacher Quality Moderates the Genetic Effects on Early Reading — Apr. 2010

Youth's Needs and Services: Findings From the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement — Apr. 2010

The Changing Faces of America's Children and Youth — Spring 2010

Programs and Policies to Assist High School Dropouts in the Transition to Adulthood — Spring 2010

An Experimental Assessment of the Effects of Reading Software Products on Reading Test Scores — Mar. 2010

How Many Schools Have Not Made Adequate Yearly Progress Under the No Child Left Behind Act? — Mar. 2010

The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2009 — Mar. 2010

Significant Multiple Risk Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students — Mar. 2010

State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 5: Are There Differences in Achievement Between Boys and Girls? — Mar. 2010

Student Eligibility for a Free Lunch as an SES Measure in Education Research — Mar. 2010

Reinvesting in America's Youth: Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative — Feb. 2010

Long-Term Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visitation on the Life Course of Youths: 19-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Trial — Jan. 2010

The California Index of Child and Youth Well-Being — Dec. 2009

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

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