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			4 counties for kids: The implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Final evaluation report University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Prevention Research & Development, 2004 Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Prevention Research & Development. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012). An evaluation of 4 Counties for Kids' after school programs surveyed participating children, parents, and teachers to examine the programs' impacts on children's academic achievements and development regarding homework, class participation, and feelings about school	Reports & Papers
			Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies Gruendel, Janice M., 2004 Paper presented at the National Conference for Community and Justice Quarterly Forum, Hartford, CT. A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut	Other
			An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County Thompson, Lisa, March 2004 Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities. A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement	Reports & Papers
			Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs Afterschool Alliance, March, 2004 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement	Other
			Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs Afterschool Alliance, September, 2004 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement	Other
			Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago Longitudinal Study Reynolds, Arthur J., 2004 Children and Youth Services Review, 26(1), 1-14 An overview of the major findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, including summaries of child well-being indicators and estimated effects of participation in preschool programs	Reports & Papers
			America's children in brief: Key national indicators of well-being, 2004 Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2004 Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. A collection of indicators of child well-being in the United States, including trends in child care participation and early childhood education enrollment	Other
			Assessing structural indicators of child care quality at the local level: Lessons from four Minnesota counties Ceglowski, Deborah A., 2004 Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(2), 71-93 A journal article using structural indicators to assess child care quality in four Minnesota counties	Reports & Papers
			Beyond the usual suspects: Developing new allies to invest in school readiness Bruner, Charles, 2004 Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network. A resource brief for child care advocates that offered new strategies for recruiting different people and organizations to invest in early childhood education	Other
			Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs [Executive summary] Reisner, Elizabeth R., 2004 New York: The After-School Corporation. A longitudinal evaluation of The After-School Corporation's (TASC) programs examining program quality, program effects on participating students, and which program practices were associated with student success	Executive Summary
			Building resilience: A study of the academic achievement, school attendance, and self-concept of students in grades 3-5 who participated in a 21st Century Community Learning Center's after-school program Chappel, Linda J., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill An investigation of the effects of different rates of participation in an after school program on children's perceived competence and social acceptance, reading and mathematics achievements, and school attendance	Reports & Papers
			Carolina Abecedarian Project and the Carolina Approach to Responsive Education (CARE), 1972-1992 Ramey, Craig T., 2004 Ramey, Craig T., James J. Gallagher, Frances A. Campbell, Barbara H. Wasik, and Joseph J. Sparling. CAROLINA ABECEDARIAN PROJECT AND THE CAROLINA APPROACH TO RESPONSIVE EDUCATION (CARE), 1972-1992 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.	Data Sets
			The child care industry: An integral part of Long Island's economy Stoney, Louise, 2004 Commack, NY: Child Care Council of Suffolk. A summary of the child care market's impact on Long Island's economy, focusing on how child care supports the regional economy and promotes children's academic achievements	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Children born in 2001: First results from the base year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) National Center for Education Statistics, November 2004 (E.D. TAB, NCES 2005-036). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Selected findings from the first year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including descriptive information about child and family characteristics, children�s skills and first experiences in child care, and children's fathers	Reports & Papers
			Children entering school ready to learn: School readiness baseline information for school year 2003-04 Maryland. State Department of Education, 2004 Baltimore: Maryland State Department of Education. A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners	Reports & Papers
			Children's achievement in early elementary school: Longitudinal effects of parental involvement, expectations, and quality of assistance Egeland, Byron, 2004 Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 723-730 A longitudinal study exploring the relationship between children's academic achievement and parents' involvement in their children's school experience, their expectations regarding their children's achievement, and quality of instruction prior to school entry	Reports & Papers
			Citizen Schools: Evidence from two student cohorts on the use of community resources to promote youth development: Phase II report of the Citizen Schools evaluation Citizen Schools, 30 August, 2004 Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates. Findings from the second phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools program participation on the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on student participants' selection of college preparatory high school and on schedule advancement into tenth grade	Reports & Papers
			Citizen Schools: Evidence from two student cohorts on the use of community resources to promote youth development: Phase II report of the Citizen Schools evaluation [Executive summary] Citizen Schools, 30 August, 2004 Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates. A summary of findings from the second phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools program participation on the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on student participants' selection of college preparatory high school and on schedule advancement into tenth grade	Executive Summary
			Colorado's school readiness indicators: Making progress for young children Colorado School Readiness Indicators Task Force, 2004 Denver: Colorado Children's Campaign. A study of a set of indicators to measure the school readiness of the children from birth to eight years of age and their families in the communities in which they live in Colorado	Other
			The condition of education 2004 Wirt, John, 2004 (NCES 2004-077). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. An annual statistical report on the status and progress of education in the United States, including prekindergarten programs in public schools and after school child care arrangements	Other
			The condition of education 2004 in brief Livingston, Andrea, 2004 (NCES 2004-076). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. A summary of an annual statistical report on the status and progress of education in the United States	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Connecticut's early care and education industry: An engine for economic development Connecticut Voices for Children (Organization), 2004 New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children. A summary of the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Connecticut	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Current Population Survey, October 2001: School Enrollment United States. Bureau of the Census, 2004 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, OCTOBER 2001: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT [Computer file]. ICPSR release. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. The main purpose of the survey is to collect information on the employment situation, although a very important secondary purpose is to collect information on demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, educational attainment, family relationship, occupation, and industry. From time to time, additional questions are included on health, education, income, and previous work experience. The statistics resulting from these questions serve to update similar information collected once every 10 years through the decennial census, and are used by government policymakers and legislators as important indicators of our nation's economic situation and for planning and evaluating many government programs.	Data Sets
			Current Population Survey, October 2002: School Enrollment/Library Use United States. Bureau of the Census, 2004 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, OCTOBER 2002: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT/LIBRARY USE [Computer file]. ICPSR release. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [Producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Distributor], 2004.	Data Sets
			Delaying kindergarten: Effects on test scores and childcare costs Rand Corporation, 2004 (RB-9082). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. An overview of a two-part study consisting of: (1) an analysis of the link between delayed kindergarten entrance and children's academic achievement, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K); and (2) a model of parents' kindergarten entrance age decisions	Fact Sheets & Briefs

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