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American Indian and Alaska Native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 4). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A summary focusing on the school readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native children in rural and non-rural areas

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The AppleTree approach to school readiness: A case study using a longitudinal population-referenced evaluation approach
Ramey, Craig T., 2010
Washington, DC: AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation.

Findings from a study of the quality of AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation prekindergarten classrooms, of participants' cognitive development, and of the relationship of participants' cognitive development to years of program participation

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Early childhood education curricula and programs for prek students
Southeast Comprehensive Center, July 31, 2008
Metairie, LA: Southeast Comprehensive Center.

An overview of research-based early childhood education curricula for preschool-age children

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Identity, work, & parenting: Implications for welfare reform
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Institute for Policy Research, 2001
(Illinois Families Study Policy Brief No. 2). Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

An inquiry into the influence of the work requirements of the 1996 welfare reforms on the work-life balance of welfare recipients, based on interviews with a sample of 58 welfare recipients in Chicago

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Implementing randomized controlled trial studies in afterschool settings: The state of the field
Vaden-Kiernan, Michael, October 2008
(Afterschool Research Brief Issue No. 1). Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

A discussion of challenges in conducting randomized controlled trials to evaluate interventions in after school programs

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Making afterschool programs better
Huang, Denise, Summer 2011
(Policy Brief No. 11). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A discussion of five components of after school programs associated with high program quality, based on a review of after school program evaluations

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No Child Left Behind policy brief: Literacy
Kauerz, Kristie, 2002
(GP-02-05). Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States.

A policy brief outlining the content and implications of Reading First, a federal program which grants funds to develop scientifically based reading instruction in early elementary school classrooms.

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Preliminary rural analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 2). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

An issue brief summarizing the results of a data analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998-99 that examined rural children's school readiness

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Three crucial steps for early childhood emergency preparedness in Mississippi
Shores, Elizabeth F., December, 2006
(Early Childhood Institute Brief No. 1 [Mississippi State University Early Childhood Brief No. 1.]). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

Three recommendations for enhancing the emergency preparedness of child care and other early childhood service providers in Mississippi

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