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2011 Before and After-School Summer Expansion Grant
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, January, 2012
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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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21C): Statewide evaluation report 2011-12
Feal-Staub, Lynne, September, 2012
Colchester, VT: Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence.

An overview of findings from an evaluation of Vermont 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines trends in meeting program goals from 2008-2009 through 2011-2012

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A descriptive evaluation for 2011-2012
West Virginia. Department of Education. Office of Research, December, 2012
Charleston: West Virginia, Department of Education, Office of Research.

A summary of an evaluation of West Virginia 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines student participation, volunteers and partnerships, professional development and technical assistance, parent and community involvement, substance abuse prevention, and improvement and accountability processes, based on teacher surveys for 3,131 students, director surveys for 28 programs, and state educational administrative data

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stable funding for innovation and continuous improvement
Wimer, Christopher, May, 2012
(Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database No. 8). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A review of six studies and evaluations that identify innovative practices in after school programs supported by funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative

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The Abecedarian Project: High-quality early child care has long-lasting effects
FPG Child Development Institute, April, 2012
(FPG Snapshot No. 66). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a longitudinal study of the effect of an early educational intervention on economic, socioemotional, and educational outcomes at age 30, based on data collected from 101 of the original low-income participants in the Abecedarian Project experiment in North Carolina

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Accountability for CCDBG funds
Child Care Aware of America, March, 2012
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A discussion of oversight of child care services paid for through Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds

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Additional child care funding is essential to stop state cuts
National Women's Law Center, July, 2012
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An overview of recent and proposed cuts to state child care assistance programs

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Additional child care funding is essential to stop state cuts
National Women's Law Center, June, 2012
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An overview of recent and proposed cuts to state child care assistance programs

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Additional child care funding is essential to stop state cuts
National Women's Law Center, 2012
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An overview of recent and proposed cuts to state child care assistance programs

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Advancing the professional development system for California's early care and education workforce
Rand Corporation, 2012
(RB-9638-PF/BECF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California

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Affordable child care for families
Child Care Aware of America, March, 2012
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A summary of a state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, 4-year-old children, and school-age children in 2010, 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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Afterschool: An ally in promoting middle school improvement
Afterschool Alliance, July, 2012
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 55). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in promoting school improvement efforts in middle schools

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Afterschool: A key to successful parent engagement
Afterschool Alliance, October, 2012
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 57). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in supporting parental engagement with their middle school-age children

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Afterschool programs
Sun, Chris, June, 2012
(Policy Update Vol. 19, No. 5). Arlington, VA: National Association of State Boards of Education.

An overview of high-quality after school programs and the role of state standards in supporting program quality

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Afterschool programs that follow evidence-based practices to promote social and emotional development are effective
Durlak, Joseph A., 2012
Flint, MI: Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project.

A summary of a meta-analysis of research on after school programs that seek to enhance the personal and social skills of children and adolescents, based on 75 evaluations and 69 different programs that serve children 5- through 18-years-old

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Approaches to assessing the language and literacy skills of young dual language learners: A review of the research
Aikens, Nikki, 2012
(Research Brief No. 10). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A summary of a review of the procedures used to assess the language and literacy development of young dual language learners, based on 80 studies from Canada and the United States

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Arts enrichment in afterschool
Afterschool Alliance, September, 2012
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 56). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in supporting arts education for middle school students

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ASES and 21st CCLC policy brief: What have we learned from the California statewide evaluation
Huang, Denise, February, 2012
Sacramento: California, Department of Education.

A summary of findings from a four-year longitudinal evaluation of two publicly-funded California after school programs, After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), that examine program characteristics and implementation, local program partnerships, the relationship of program participation to student behavior and academic outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction with the programs, based on analyses of four separate study samples that variously comprise longitudinal administrative data, program observations, student surveys and focus groups, and program staff surveys, interviews, and focus groups

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Assessing peer relations: A guide for out-of-school time program practitioners
Terzian, Mary, October, 2012
(Publication No. 2012-32). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of factors associated with positive peer relations and examples of measures to assess peer relations

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Assessment tools for language and literacy development of young dual language learners (DLLs)
Atkins-Burnett, Sally, 2012
(Research Brief No. 9). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A summary of a review of the reliability and validity of measures used to assess the language and literacy development of young dual language learners, based on 7 large-scale government studies and 30 research studies from Canada and the United States

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At risk: Early care and education funding and sequestration
Center for Law and Social Policy, September, 2012
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

An examination of the implications for federal early care and education program funding of potential spending cuts from the Budget Control Act of 2011

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Backgrounder: Developmental screening in childcare
Ounce of Prevention Fund (Chicago, Ill.), 28 March, 2012
Chicago: Ounce of Prevention Fund.

An overview of state approaches to the introduction and implementation of developmental screening in child care settings

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Backgrounder: Public-private partnerships
Ounce of Prevention Fund (Chicago, Ill.), April, 2012
Chicago: Ounce of Prevention Fund.

An overview of state examples of public-private partnerships to fund early childhood programs and services

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Ballot initiative -- Proposition 38 -- "Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Reduction Act": Potential impact on early care and education in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Policy Roundtable for Child Care, 01 October, 2012
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County, Policy Roundtable for Child Care.

A discussion of a California ballot proposition for a bond to raise funds for local schools and early education, including its implications for early care and education funding across the state

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Ballot initiative -- Proposition 38 -- "Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Reduction Act": Potential statewide impact on early care and education
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Office of Child Care, 04 October, 2012
Los Angeles: Advancement Project.

A summary of a discussion of a California ballot proposition for a bond to raise funds for local schools and early education, including its implications for early care and education funding across the state

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