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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2008
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 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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Promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in early childhood: Toward a research and practice agenda: A view from the field
Romero, Mariajose, May 2008
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

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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A snapshot of quality in Abbott kindergarten classrooms
Seplocha, Holly, 2008
Trenton: New Jersey, Department of Education.

An assessment of the quality of public kindergarten programs in low-income school districts, based on observations of 135 randomly selected kindergarten classrooms in Abbott districts in New Jersey

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Health matters: The role of health and the health sector in place-based initiatives for young children
Fine, Amy, November 2008
Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

A study of the integration of health and health services within early childhood initiatives, based on case studies of 8 initiatives

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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008
Clothier, Steffanie, April 2008
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

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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An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs
Wong, Vivian C., Winter 2008
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(1), 122-154

A comparison of the pre-kindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia, including an examination of the math, reading, and vocabulary scores of participating children, and an exploration of the relationship between program quality and outcomes

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Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott Program [Research report]
Whitebook, Marcy, February, 2008
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A study of the perspectives on program participation, implementation, and improvement of directors of child care and Head Start centers participating in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on in-depth interviews with directors

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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative
Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium, July 2008
(NCER 2008-2009). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research.

The final report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative, which conducted multi-site experimental evaluations of 14 preschool curricula's impacts on child outcomes (including behavior and early language, literacy, and math skills) at the end of preschool and in kindergarten, and on preschool classroom outcomes (including classroom quality, teacher-child interactions, and instructional practices)

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Increasing opportunities for academic and social development in 2006-07: Evaluation of New Jersey After 3
New Jersey After 3, January, 2008
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.

A study of the New Jersey After 3 program to identify its participants, programming, and outcomes in its second year

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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
Lerner, Richard M., 2008
Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.

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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Educational effects of the Tools of the Mind curriculum: A randomized trial
Barnett, W. Steven, Q3 2008
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(3), 299-313

An evaluation of the impact of the Tools of the Mind curriculum on the cognitive, self-regulation, and language skills of preschoolers at a public preschool in a low-income neighborhood

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State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families
Schulman, Karen, September, 2008
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

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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