Afterschool program funding in Utah
Voices for Utah Children, August, 2009
Salt Lake City: Utah, Office of Work and Family Life.
An inquiry into the financial resources available for after school programs in Utah, including information of the number if children supported through the funding and the average cost per child
Reports & Papers
ARRA and New Jersey's preschool expansion initiative: "Not perfect together"
Rice, Cynthia, July 2009
Newark: Association for Children of New Jersey.
A discussion of preschool funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as a barrier to the planned expansion of the Abbott Preschool Program in New Jersey
Fact Sheets & Briefs
ARRA, school improvement, and summer learning: Funding blueprint for states and districts
National Summer Learning Association, September 2009
(Policy Brief #1). Baltimore, MD: National Summer Learning Association.
Arguments for the use of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support summer learning programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care assistance in 2007
Matthews, Hannah, September 21, 2009
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An overview of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds that states devoted to child care spending in fiscal year 2007
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A circle of learning: Children and adults growing together in LA's BEST
Huang, Denise, May 2009
(CRESST Report 758). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
A study of the impact of using additional private foundation funding to establish 2 demonstration sites of LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in the 2 demonstration sites and 2 matched comparison sites
Reports & Papers
Corporation for National and Community Service: Funding opportunities for afterschool
Stelow, Shawn, January 2009
Washington, DC: Finance Project.
A discussion of opportunities for after school programs through the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency responsible for encouraging civic engagement through volunteering and service
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Doing better for children
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
A exploration of child well-being indicators across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member states and a comparison of spending on children, including on programs for young children, and child outcomes
Other
Doing better for children [Executive summary]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
A summary of an exploration of child well-being indicators across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member states and a comparison of spending on children, including on programs for young children, and child outcomes
Executive Summary
Early care and education and data systems: New federal and state opportunities
Children Now (Organization), July, 2009
Oakland, CA: Children Now.
A discussion of federal and state funding opportunities to develop early care and education data systems
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early care and education provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, 13 February, 2009
Washington, DC: Zero to Three, Policy Center.
A discussion of early care and education provisions in proposed U.S. House of Representatives and Senate economic stimulus legislation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
Poppe, Julie, May 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
Reports & Papers
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009: State profiles
Poppe, Julie, May 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
Profiles of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009
Other
Early learning in State Fiscal Stabilization Fund commitments
Regenstein, Elliot M., 08 June, 2009
Washington, DC: EducationCounsel.
A discussion of opportunities to address early learning with the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Other
Early learning in State Fiscal Stabilization Fund commitments [Executive summary]
Regenstein, Elliot M., 08 June, 2009
Washington, DC: EducationCounsel.
A summary of a discussion of opportunities to address early learning with the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Executive Summary
Economic recovery funding opportunities for early care and education
Clothier, Steffanie, April 06, 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
A discussion of early care and education provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Education reform starts early: Lessons from New Jersey’s preK-3rd reform efforts
Mead, Sara, December 2009
Washington, DC: New America Foundation.
An account of the process of implementation of New Jersey's full day prekindergarten through the Abbott v. Burke court decision and the expansion of school finance legislation
Other
The expanding role of the courts in educational policy: The preschool remedy and an adequate education
Superfine, Benjamin Michael, July 2009
Teachers College Record, 111(7), 1796-1833
A description of the educational research on the effectiveness of preschool used in 2 cases of school finance reform litigation, an analysis of the opportunities and pitfalls of the preschool remedy for inequity, and an examination of the implications of other similar remedies from a judicial consideration of preschool programs in New Jersey and North Carolina
Reports & Papers
Federal funding & young children: Directions, opportunities, and challenges to states in building early learning systems
Bruner, Charles, July 2009
Denver, CO: BUILD Initiative.
A discussion of the role of federal funding in the development and service delivery of early childhood education and care systems
Other
Federal funding & young children: Part 2: Securing funding flexibility to improve children’s healthy development
Bruner, Charles, September 2009
Cross Lanes, WV: Build Initiative.
A proposal of strategies for states to obtain flexible public funding to support early childhood programs to improve the outcomes of children and families
Other
Federal programs and youth workers: Opportunities to strengthen our workforce
Cole, Patricia A., January, 2009
Washington, DC: Next Generation Youth Work Coalition.
An examination of potential funding sources in federal programs and efforts in 15 states to support the training and professional development of youth workers, including workers in out-of-school time programs
Other
Federal programs and youth workers: Opportunities to strengthen our workforce [Executive summary]
Cole, Patricia A., January, 2009
Washington, DC: Next Generation Youth Work Coalition.
A summary of an examination of potential funding sources in federal programs and efforts in 15 states to support the training and professional development of youth workers, including workers in out-of-school time programs
Executive Summary
Focus: Afterschool in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Afterschool Network, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Afterschool Network.
Highlights of findings from three studies on the need for allocated state funding for after school programs, and arguments and recommendations for the state of Oklahoma to include such programs in its budget
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Funding summer learning programs: A scan of public investments in Maryland
Padgette, Heather, 2009
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.
A study of public funding for summer programs in four jurisdictions in Maryland, based on a survey of public agencies
Reports & Papers
Funding summer learning programs: A scan of public investments in Maryland: Summary of findings
Padgette, Heather, 2009
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.
A summary of a study of public funding for summer programs in four jurisdictions in Maryland, based on a survey of public agencies
Executive Summary
How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act addresses women's needs
National Women's Law Center, 13 February, 2009
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.
A discussion of provisions in proposed economic stimulus legislation that address women's needs, including child care and early education provisions
Fact Sheets & Briefs