Child Policy Publications: Education
2012
Accounting for Movement Between Childcare Classrooms: Does It Change Teacher Effects Interpretations? — 2012
Child care studies that have examined links between teachers' qualifications and children's outcomes often ignore teachers' and children's transitions between classrooms at a center throughout the day and only take into account head teacher qualifications.
Advancing the Professional Development System for California's Early Care and Education Workforce — 2012
Offers recommendations for improving the education and training of California's early childhood workforce.
Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System — 2012
Testimony presented before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole on February 16, 2012.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program — 2012
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
A Golden Opportunity: Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System — 2012
Focuses on the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California.
How Would Programs Rate Under California’s Proposed Quality Rating and Improvement System? Evidence from Statewide and County Data on Early Care and Education Program Quality — 2012
This briefing uses existing data to provide California early care and education stakeholders with information about the performance of a proposed design for a statewide quality rating and improvement system in advance of field-based pilot efforts.
Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Improvement Initiatives — 2012
Identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to raise the quality of care in early care and education settings such as quality rating and improvement systems.
Junk Foods in Schools and Childhood Obesity — 2012
The availability of junk food does not significantly increase BMI or obesity among a group of fifth-graders even though they are likely to buy junk food.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Report — 2012
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that curb crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2009-2010, state- and county-determined outcome measures from each program.
Meeting the Challenge: The Economic Return on Investment in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program — 2012
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems — 2012
Identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to raise the quality of care in early care and education settings such as quality rating and improvement systems.
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (Japanese translation) — 2012
Japanese translation of Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, a series of lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event.
Toward Standardization of Benefit-Cost Analysis of Early Childhood Interventions — 2012
The objective of this paper is to delineate a set of standards for conducting benefit-cost analyses (BCAs) of early childhood programs.
The Use of Early Care and Education by California Families — 2012
Describes child care and early learning arrangements for the approximately 2.8 million California children ages 0 to 5 who are younger than the age at which they would enter kindergarten.
2011
Changes in Body Mass During Elementary and Middle School in a National Cohort of Kindergarteners — 2011
Many children gained substantial weight in elementary school, especially in grades 1-3. Gains were not just among children who were already overweight or obese; children who entered kindergarten at normal weight also gained substantially.
The Cost of Providing Quality Early Care and Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota — 2011
Shares results of a RAND analysis of programs participating in Minnesota's Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to cover the cost of high-quality early childhood education programs.
Cost Study of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program — 2011
Minnesota's Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program provides scholarships to cover the cost of high-quality early childhood education programs. This report provides detailed cost and program data for 12 participating programs.
High School Graduation Rates in the United States and the Impact of Adolescent Romance — 2011
Reviews the controversy over the true high school graduation rate in the United States, provides a comprehensive review of the debate, discusses shortcomings of current methods, and proposes new methods that address those shortcomings.
Identifying Arabic-Language Materials for Children That Promote Tolerance and Critical Thinking — 2011
Describes the creation of developmentally appropriate criteria used to identify and screen Arabic-language works for children that promote tolerance and critical thinking.
Motives for Smoking in Movies Affect Future Smoking Risk in Middle School Students: An Experimental Investigation — 2011
Exposure to movies that portray motivations for smoking places adolescents at particular risk for future smoking.
Preliminary Healthy Eating Outcomes of SNaX, a Pilot Community-Based Intervention for Adolescents — 2011
This project developed and designed Students for Nutrition and eXercise (SNaX), an intervention aimed at translating school obesity-prevention policies into practice with peer advocacy of healthy eating and school cafeteria changes.
2010
Child Care Choices of Hispanic Families: Why Aren't Families Using Center Care? — 2010
Explores why Hispanic children are enrolled in preschools and early childhood centers in lesser proportions than children of other races and ethnicities.
Evaluating the Impacts of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies on Child Health — 2010
Evaluates the impact of elementary school policies on child health behaviors and obesity in the United States.
Evidence-Based Mental Health Programs in Schools: Barriers and Facilitators of Successful Implementation — 2010
Schools with greater support from administrative leadership and clinician networks are more successful in implementing evidence-based mental health programs to help students deal with the impact of traumatic events.
Facility Provision in Elementary Schools: Correlates with Physical Education, Recess, and Obesity — 2010
The objectives were to: (1) document correlations among facility provision (availability and adequacy) in elementary schools, child sociodemographic factors, and school characteristics nationwide; and (2) investigate whether facility provision
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