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Readiness to Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Public Elementary Schools: Findings from a National Survey of Teachers 2022
Can Four Equal Five? Assessing the Four-Day School Week 2021
Does Four Equal Five? Implementation and Outcomes of the Four-Day School Week 2021
Home Visiting for First-Time Parents: Community Innovation 2019
Methodological Considerations for Home-Visiting Research in Tribal Communities 2018
The Welcome Baby Program: An Implementation and Outcomes Evaluation 2018
Decades of Evidence Demonstrate That Early Childhood Programs Can Benefit Children and Provide Economic Returns 2017
Home Visiting and Use of Infant Health Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial 2017
Investing Early: Taking Stock of Outcomes and Economic Returns from Early Childhood Programs 2017
Cost Analysis of an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program In-School Model Site 2016
Supporting Effective Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: A resource guide for child-serving organizations 2016
Using Evidence to Strengthen Policies for Investing in Children 2016
Final Report on the Hawai'i P–3 Evaluation 2015
The Hawai'i Preschool-Third Grade Education Reform Initiative: How Well Did P–3 Work? 2015
Home Visiting Start-Up: Lessons Learned from Program Replication in New Mexico 2015
Evidence-Based Practices in Child and Family Services 2014
Evidence on Home Visiting and Suggestions for Implementing Evidence-Based Home Visiting Through MIECHV: Addendum 2014
Evidence on Home Visiting and Suggestions for Implementing Evidence-Based Home Visiting Through MIECHV 2014
Process Evaluation of the New Mexico Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Competitive Development Grant 2014
Programs That Work, from the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities 2014
Getting To Outcomes® for Home Visiting: How to Plan, Implement, and Evaluate a Program in Your Community to Support Parents and Their Young Children 2013
How to Develop Home Visiting Programs: A Guide for Communities 2013
Lessons from the Randomized Trial Evaluation of a New Parent Program: When the Evaluators See the Glass as Half Full, and the Community Sees the Glass as Half Empty 2012
Understanding Evidence-Based Information for the Early Childhood Field: Tips from RAND's Promising Practices Network 2012
Cost and Outcomes Analysis of Child Well-Being 2011
Factors that Influence Successful Start-Up of Home Visiting Sites: Lessons Learned from Replicating the First Born® Program 2011
Hawai'i P–3 Initiative: Findings from the First Year of the Evaluation 2011
RAND's Promising Practices Network 2011
Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy and Early Childhood 2010
Priorities for Investments in Children and Families in Caddo and Bossier Parishes: Application of a Unique Framework for Identifying Priorities 2010
Unique Framework Helps Louisiana Community Prioritize Its Investments in Children and Families 2010
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: Field Reports from the Field and Ideas for the Future 2009
Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California 2009
Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California, Executive Summary 2009
The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California 2009
The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children 2008
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States: Six Experts' Views 2008
The Response of Household Parental Investment to Child Endowments 2008
The Response of Household Parental Investment to Child Endowments 2008
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? 2008
Health Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy and Early Childhood 2006
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond 2005
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise 2005
Modeling Reserve Recruiting: Estimates of Enlistments 2005
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions 2005
RAND Review: Vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 2005 2005
The Effects of State Regulations on Childcare Prices and Choices 2004
The Interactive Effect of Birth Weight and Parental Investment on Child Test Scores 2004
Meeting Decision Makers’ Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy 2003
Recruiting Youth in the College Market: Current Practices and Future Policy Options 2003
The Availability of Child Care Centers in China and Its Impact on Child Care and Maternal Work Decisions 2002
Resources Devoted to Child Development by Families and Society 2002
Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions 2001
Assessing Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Programs: Overview and Applications to the Starting Early, Starting Smart Program: Executive Summary 2001
Assessing Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Programs: Overview and Applications to the Starting Early, Starting Smart Program 2001
Directions for Cost and Outcome Analysis of Starting Early Starting Smart: Summary of a Cost Expert Meeting 2001
Military Recruiting: Trends, Outlooks, and Implications 2001
Minority and Gender Differences in Officer Career Progression 2001
Patterns of Enlisted Compensation 2001
What Effects Decisions to Enlist in the Military 2001
An Assessment of Recent Proposals to Improve the Montgomery GI Bill 2000
The Montgomery G.I. Bill: Assessing Proposed Changes 2000
An Analysis of the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Child Care Centers 1999
Attracting College-Bound Youth into the Military: Toward the Development of New Recruiting Policy Options 1999
Competing with College: Developing New Recruiting Options for the Military 1999
Enlistment Decisions in the 1990s: Evidence From Individual-Level Data 1999
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings 1998
The Effects of Changing the Staffing in Military Treatment Facilities 1998
Estimating AFQT Scores for National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS) Respondents 1998
Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions 1998
Assortative Mating and Family Links in Permanent Earnings 1997
Ensuring Personnel Readiness in the Army Reserve Components 1996
The New Fiscal Federalism and the Social Safety Net: A View from California 1996
Intergenerational Earnings Links: Sons and Daughters 1995
Regulating Child Care: The Effects of State Regulations on Child Care Demand and Its Cost 1995

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