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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Minn-LInK/CEED data partnership feasibility study: MELF evaluation report
CEED Evaluation Team, November, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

A discussion of the merger of a dataset on children who participated in Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF) initiatives with administrative datasets from the Minnesota state education and human services departments, and a study of the child protective services involvement and risk factors of MELF children, based on an analysis of data from the resulting merged datasets

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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Final evaluation report
Tout, Kathryn, December, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

An evaluation of Parent Aware, Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), that examines programs' experiences and patterns of enrollment, ratings, and improvement, risk status of children served, parent and child ratings, and the relationship of program ratings to observed quality and children's developmental gains, based on program surveys and observations, direct and indirect child assessments, parent interviews, administrative data, and data on program supports

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The Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program final report: Parent mentoring services and activities: Supporting families' engagement with early care and education
Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health (Minn.), 2011
St. Paul, MN: Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health.

A study of the parent mentoring component of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examines providers and recipients of mentoring and characteristics of mentoring services, based on data collected by mentors during each visit

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Cost study of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program
Schwartz, Heather L., 2011
(TR-947-SRI). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A study of the participant and program characteristics, funding sources and amounts, and per-child costs of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented initiative that includes scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education--based on an analysis of detailed expenditure and program data from 12 of 47 early childhood programs that served children with the scholarships

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Parent involvement and extended learning activities in school improvement plans in the Midwest Region
Kochanek, Julie Reed, April 2011
(Issues & Answers, REL 2011-No. 115). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest.

An analysis of parent involvement and extended learning activities, including before and after school programming, in school improvement plans mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

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Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program evaluation: Annual report: Year 3
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, 15 April, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

An evaluation of the third year of the pilot of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examines enrollment, participation, and characteristics of children and families, children's developmental outcomes, early childhood education program supply and quality in pilot communities, and the costs and uses of the scholarship funds

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Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program evaluation: Final evaluation report: 2008-2011
Gaylor, Erika, 31 December, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

An evaluation of the pilot of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examines characteristics of participating children, families, and programs, developmental outcomes of participating and nonparticipating children, early childhood education program supply and quality in pilot communities, and the costs and uses of the scholarship funds

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Annual report of the Minnesota Professional Development System for Early Childhood and School-age Practitioners (2010)
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2011
(DHS-6313A-ENG). Saint Paul: Minnesota, Department of Human Services.

A baseline account of professional development opportunities available to early childhood educators in Minnesota, and a description of the development of a coordinated professional development system for early childhood educators

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Making summer count: How summer programs can boost children's learning
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 2011
(MG-1120-WF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A review of research on summer learning loss and summer program effectiveness and costs, and an examination of school district efforts to develop summer learning programs, based on case studies and key informant interviews

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Inhibition and exuberance in preschool classrooms: Associations with peer social experiences and changes in cortisol across the preschool year
Tarullo, Amanda R., September, 2011
Developmental Psychology, 47(5), 1374-1388

A study of the role of peer social experiences in moderating patterns of association between inhibition/risk-aversion and cortisol reactivity, based on data from 165 preschool children

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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, 2011
Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.

An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities

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