2003-04 kindergarten readiness survey: Stakeholders' report
Wyoming. Department of Education,
Cheyenne: Wyoming Department of Education.
Results of a survey measuring the effect of preschools and child care in preparing students to enter primary school in Wyoming, based on a sample of children who received free or reduced lunch services in kindergarten
Reports & Papers
2005 child development center survey
Kern County Child Care Council, 2005
Bakersfield, CA: Kern County Child Care Council.
A survey of the characteristics of child care workers in child development centers in Kern County, California
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 needs assessment report: Survey results, trends, and implications
Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office, May, 2009
Lincoln: Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).
An exploration of the difficulty of collaboration between Head Start and Early Head Start programs and service providers in content areas such as child care, family literacy, homelessness, health care, and welfare services, as well as providers of services for children with disabilities, based on responses from 20 grantees of state Head Start and Early Head Start funds in Nebraska
Reports & Papers
2011 Before and After-School Summer Expansion Grant
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, January, 2012
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.
A summary of an evaluation of a grant program to extend 21st Century Community Learning Centers services in Michigan during the summer months of 2011 that examines program implementation, participation, academic performance, and youth development and socioemotional functioning, based on administrative data and student and administrator surveys
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st CCLC programs in Michigan: What's happening and how students benefit
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, March, 2011
(21st Century Community Learning Centers Research Brief No. 8). East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.
An examination of the academic performance of students participating in Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A 21st Century Community Learning Center: A case study of collaboration and partnerships
Atkinson, Patricia A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
A case study examining the amount of collaboration between a 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program and the cooperating stakeholders, investigating the effect of collaboration on the community outside of the school and on the children participating in the program
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Center program: A study to evaluate the success of a program in a rural county in east Tennessee
Collingsworth, Joy, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
An investigation of the impact of a 21st Century Community Learning Center program on students and their families in three schools in rural Tennessee and an examination of the extent to which the program successfully implemented criteria deemed necessary by the United States Department of Education
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year
Texas Education Agency, February, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.
An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year [Executive summary]
Texas Education Agency, February, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.
A summary of an examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.
An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year [Executive summary]
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.
A summary of an examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers: A foundation for progress
Afterschool Alliance, 2006
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A description of the programs implemented through the use of federal funds supplied through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) initiative
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st Century Community Learning Centers program: 2009-2010 final report
Idaho. State Department of Education, February, 2011
Boise: Idaho, State Department of Education.
An overview of the activities of and objectives met by 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Idaho during the 2009-2010 school year
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
Bates, Laura V., 10 February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation report: Implementation of the state evaluation/baseline data
Van Egeren, Laurie A., July, 2003
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
A study of the implementation of a two-part Michigan state evaluation of the 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation report: Implementation of the state evaluation/baseline data [Executive summary]
Van Egeren, Laurie A., July, 2003
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
A summary of a study of the implementation of a two-part Michigan state evaluation of the 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers summer expansion grant: Final evaluation report
Van Egeren, Laurie A., October, 2011
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
Findings from an evaluation of a grant program to extend 21st Century Community Learning Centers services in Michigan during the summer months of 2011 that examine program implementation, participation, academic performance, and youth development and socioemotional functioning, based on administrative data and student and administrator surveys
Reports & Papers
26 and counting: Examining the Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI), New Jersey's effort towards creating a universal preschool system
Ahmed, Kara H., 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
An exploration the program quality of a stratified random sample of 13 Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) preschool classrooms, among the 26 districts that received ELLI funding during the 2006-2007 school year and an examination of 8 teacher and 8 administrator perceptions of their capacity to implement a high-quality preschool program
Reports & Papers
4C4K 21st century community learning center: The second year evaluation report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Prevention Research & Development, 2003
Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Prevention Research & Development.
Findings from the second year evaluation of the Four Counties for Kids (4C4K) 21st Century Community Learning Center program, a comprehensive after school/community project located in four rural counties in western Illinois, with a focus on the areas of youth development, academic performance, and the program’s impact on parents
Reports & Papers
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
The Abecedarians approach to social competence: Cognitive and linguistic intervention for disadvantaged preschoolers
Ramey, Craig T., 1982
In K. Borman (Ed.), The social life of children in a changing society (pp. 145-174). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
A description of the educational environment set up for the disadvantaged preschooler by the Carolina Abecedarian Project to aid achievement of educational competence
Reports & Papers
Academic achievement programs and youth development: A synthesis
Redd, Zakia, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.
A study evaluating the impact of after-school, community-based academic oriented youth programs as it relates to improving child development and educational outcomes
Other
Access to afterschool programs: Overcoming the barriers to getting youth "in the door"
Little, Priscilla, Fall 2007
Boston: Massachusetts, Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time.
An overview of six common barriers to children's access to and participation in after school programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds
Smith, Teri L., May 2009
Unpublished master’s thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall
An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota
Reports & Papers