21st CCLC programs in Michigan: What's happening and how students benefit
An examination of the academic performance of students participating in Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report
A longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants
Reports & Papers
Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of a longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants
Executive Summary
Early childhood education: The likelihood of sustained effects
An overview of research on the effects of several early education programs on the cognitive, socioemotional, and academic skills of children in the elementary school years
Other
High quality preschool closes the achievement gap and reduces special education costs for at-risk children: Evidence from the high quality Title I preschool program in the Granite School District in Utah
A discussion of the academic achievement and special education costs of participants in publicly-funded preschool in a Utah school district
Fact Sheets & Briefs
How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes?: A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings
An examination of the accuracy of quality assessments in the prediction of child outcomes, based on secondary analyses of 25 studies on the relation of child care environment to children's outcomes
Reports & Papers
The importance of kindergarten-entry academic skills
A discussion of the differences in later school success of children who attend preschools that focus primarily on academics or on that include significant behavioral, emotional, and social skills components
Other
Independent statewide evaluation of after school programs: ASES and 21st CCLC: Year 2 annual report
Findings from the second year of a four-year longitudinal evaluation of publicly-funded after school programs in California that examined grantee and program characteristics, program attendance patterns, the relationship of program participation to academic achievement, and participant behavioral outcomes
Reports & Papers
Investing early in education [Special section]
A special section of an issue of the journal Science, focusing on the long-term educational, social, and economic benefits of early education
Other
A longitudinal study of the effects of family participation in the New Hope intervention on the social, academic, and behavioral development of children eight years after participation
A longitudinal study of the effects of family participation in the New Hope employment-based poverty intervention on the social, academic, and behavioral development of several hundred children eight years after participation
Reports & Papers
Summer snapshot: Exploring the impact of Higher Achievement's year-round out-of-school time program on summer learning: Executive summary
A summary of an evaluation of the impact of Higher Achievement, a high-quality, comprehensive, and time-intensive after school and summer supplemental education program for middle school students in Washington, DC, on participants' academic attitudes and performance, positive activities, and behavior during the summer of 2010, based on data collected from 560 randomly assigned students
Executive Summary
