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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
Journal abstract at Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry website
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
News release at Georgetown Public Policy Institute website
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
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