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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

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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

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Benefits of the 2011 Before- and After-School Summer Expansion Grant program
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, December, 2011
(21st Century Community Learning Centers Research Brief No. 10). 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

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Child care in Idaho: A summary report of the Idaho child care study conducted by the University of Idaho and IdahoSTARS
University of Idaho. Center on Disabilities and Human Development, 2011
Moscow, ID: IdahoSTARS.

A summary of a study of the characteristics of Idaho child care workers and facilities, including worker education, training, experience, income, and career decisions, and facility type, employment, and enrollment of children with disabilities or medical conditions, based on surveys from 656 workers

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Closing the gap: Optional Extended-Day Kindergarten
Voices for Utah Children, January, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT: Voices for Utah Children.

An overview of the Optional Extended-Day Kindergarten program in Utah and its relationship to the early literacy skills of participants

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Considerations for future research with young dual language learners
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 3). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A summary of a meeting convened to identify gaps in knowledge and methodological challenges in conducting research with young dual language learners

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Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
National-Louis University. McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Summer 2011
(Research Notes Summer 2011). Wheeling, IL: National-Louis University, McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

A discussion of issues related to the education and training of preschool teachers

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Early care and education: The impact of the governor's proposed FY 12-13 budget
Hillman, Annemarie, February, 2011
New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A review of provisions in the Connecticut governor's proposed 2012-2013 fiscal year budget related to early care and education

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Early care and education quality measures: A critical review of the research related to dual language learners
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 5). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A review of research on the use of quality measures in center- and home-based early care and education settings for children from birth through age 5, with a focus on dual language learners, based on an examination of 9 peer-reviewed studies published from 2000 through 2010

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Early childhood education for the 21st century: Linking research, language, and culture
Benavides, Celina, 2011
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

A discussion of indicators for early childhood education programs to meet the early education needs of Latino children and families

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Early childhood education in Dubai
Karaman, Juman, January, 2011
(Policy Brief No. 23). Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai School of Government.

A discussion of characteristics of early childhood education and care services and policies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The economic impact of child care in St. Lawrence County, NY: A first look
St. Lawrence Child Care Council, December, 2011
Ogdensburg, NY: St. Lawrence Child Care Council.

An overview of the role of the early care and education industry in the economy of St. Lawrence County, New York

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English learners and out-of-school time programs: The potential of OST programs to foster English learner success
Maxwell-Jolly, Julie, February, 2011
Davis, CA: University of California, Davis, School of Education, Center for Applied Policy in Education.

Arguments for the use of out of school time programs to improve the language abilities of English language learners (ELLs)

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Evaluating early care and education practices for dual language learners: A critical review of the research
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 4). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A review of research on the contribution of early care and education to the development and learning of dual language learners from birth through age 5, based on an examination of 24 peer-reviewed studies published from 2000 through 2010

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Evaluating the effectiveness of Tennessee's Voluntary Pre-K Program: Initial results
Vanderbilt University. Peabody Research Institute, 01 March, 2011
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University, Peabody Research Institute.

An overview of findings from two randomized studies of the effect of prekindergarten participation on children's school readiness, based on data for more than 1,200 children from 23 schools in 14 Tennessee school districts during the 2009-2010 academic year

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Explaining the black-white achievement gap in the context of family, neighborhood, and school
FPG Child Development Institute, December, 2011
(FPG Snapshot No. 64). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of an examination of family, neighborhood, and school characteristic predictors of the Black-White achievement gap in children's reading and mathematics school performance from 4½ years of age through fifth grade, based on a secondary analysis of a sample of 314 lower income Black and White American youth followed from birth

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Factors associated with development of dual language learners: Results from a secondary analysis of the ECLS-B
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 8). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

Findings from an analysis of the relationship of young dual language learners' development to their home language, country of heritage, and maternal birth place, based on 9-month, 2-year, preschool, and kindergarten data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)

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A fiscal map for expanded learning time (ELT)
Curry, Jennifer S., November, 2011
New York: The After-School Corporation.

An examination of federal, state, and local public funding sources for expanded learning, including for out-of-school time programming, with a focus on New York City

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A foundation for quality improvement systems: State licensing, preschool, QRIS program quality standards
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, November, 2011
Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

An examination of state program quality standards contained in state-funded preschool program standards, child care licensing regulations, and quality rating and improvement systems

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Funding note: Opportunities to coordinate 21st Community Learning Centers funding with the Child Care and Development Fund
Afterschool Investments Project, January, 2011
Washington, DC: Afterschool Investments Project

A discussion of opportunities for, challenges to, and examples of blending funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers with the Child Care and Development Fund

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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
Voices for Utah Children, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT: Voices for Utah Children.

A discussion of the academic achievement and special education costs of participants in publicly-funded preschool in a Utah school district

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Impact of the Appropriations Committee's proposed FY12-13 budget on early care and education
Hillman, Annemarie, April, 2011
New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A review of provisions in the Connecticut General Assembly, Appropriations Committee, proposed 2012-2013 fiscal year budget related to early care and education

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Impact of the governor's proposed cuts to the FY12-13 budget on early care and education
Esty, Sarah, July, 2011
New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A comparison of early care and education provisions in previous Connecticut budgets to the governor's proposed cuts to the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget

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Impact of the governor's proposed FY 12-13 budget on early care and education
Hillman, Annemarie, April, 2011
New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A review of provisions in the Connecticut governor's proposed 2012-2013 fiscal year budget related to early care and education

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Issues in conducting research with dual language learners: Summary from listening sessions
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 1). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

An overview of challenges to conducting research on young dual language learners' development and learning

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