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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight |
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Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start A study of the validity and reliability of the Work Sampling for Head Start instrument, a modified version of the Work Sampling System for the assessment of early reading, language, and math, in a sample of 112 children enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools CHOICE program |
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Building blocks for healthy learners: A gap analysis and assessment framework for Minnesota's childhood system of care An assessment of the development and implementation of a comprehensive early childhood services system to ensure that children are healthy and ready to start school in Minnesota, including information on families' access health, early childhood education, and family support services |
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators |
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Columbia Heights/Fridley family literacy evaluation report for 2007-08 An evaluation of the 2007-2008 program year of a family literacy program in Minnesota, including program scheduling and participation and child and adult outcomes |
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The cost burden to Minnesota K-12 when children are unprepared for kindergarten An analysis of the costs to the kindergarten through twelfth grade education system in Minnesota of children entering kindergarten unprepared for school |
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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories |
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Early learning conditions among low-income families in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Blue Earth and Nicollet counties: Baseline study prepared for the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation A study of engagement in early learning, early education use, and quality of available child care and early education among low-income families in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties, Minnesota, based on surveys of families, family child care providers, and child care center directors |
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating system pilot: Year 1 evaluation report Findings from an implementation evaluation of the first year of Parent Aware, a pilot quality rating system in Minnesota to help parents identify high-quality early childhood education programs, based on interviews with stakeholders |
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Evaluation of the Tronix Team afterschool program An evaluation of Tronix Team, an after school electronics program for children from kindergarten through twelfth grade in Minnesota, based on pre- and post-program surveys of students' science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge, interest, and abilities, and interviews on the post-high school academic and career choices of former participants |
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Families affected by the loss of basic sliding fee child care assistance in 2003: Child protection, school attendance, wage status An exploration of the well-being of families who no longer participated in the Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) child care assistance program in Minnesota, based on information on 492 families who were either terminated from or had a gap in participation in the BSF program |
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Inside the content of infant-toddler early learning guidelines: Results from analyses, issues to consider, and recommendations An analysis of the organization and content of state early learning guidelines (ELGs) for infants and toddlers, based on coding ELG documents |
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Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2007 Findings from an assessment of the school readiness of Minnesota children entering kindergarten in 2007, based on teacher assessments of a representative sample of Minnesota children |
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Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America school outcomes study: Comparing academic performance and school behavior of Boy Scouts and non-Scouts A comparison of the math and reading abilities, school attendance, and school suspensions of fifth and eighth grade Boy Scouts participants and matched nonparticipants in St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Parents and the high price of child care: 2008 update A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies |
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Project Early Kindergarten child care partners: March 2008 focus group results A study of the experiences of child care providers offering services through Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten, based on provider focus groups |
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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Evaluation report on the second year of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative An evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the second year of Project Early K-Early Reading First, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, intended to facilitate the transition of four-year-old children to kindergarten that uses federal Early Reading First funding and a literacy-focused curriculum |
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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation update: General overview of results through 2007-08 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative A synthesis of different components of an implementation and outcomes evaluation through the fourth year of Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten |
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Promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in early childhood: Toward a research and practice agenda: A view from the field A study of approaches to offering diversity, tolerance, and respect for diversity (DTRD) education for young children from birth to age 10, including variations in program content and evaluation, participants, and organization staff and funding, based on interviews with representatives of organizations offering DTRD progamming |
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Solving the puzzle: The gap in Minnesota's early care & education finance and governance structures A comparison of the early care and education system governance and finance structures in Minnesota to structures in other states, based on stakeholder interviews |
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State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2007 to February 2008, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators |
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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits |
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What helps and hinders Hmong pre-kindergartners' school readiness?: Learning from and about the Hmong in St. Paul, Minnesota A study of the conditions of Hmong children and families in St. Paul, Minnesota, Hmong children's school readiness, and factors that help and hinder Hmong children's school readiness, based on administrative and child care provider data and on focus groups |
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