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Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Report

Success of intervention programs for probationers and participating youths is measured by the following outcomes: successful completion of probation, restitution, and community service; arrests; probation violations; and incarcerations.

Jul 29, 2007
Report

Students Benefit from Supplemental Education Under No Child Left Behind

Students in underperforming schools generally made statistically significant gains in math and reading after participating in supplemental educational services such as tutoring and remediation.

Jun 21, 2007
Journal Article

School Playgrounds Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

School playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends — especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.

Apr 30, 2007
Commentary

Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution

Published commentary by RAND staff: Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution, in Washingtonpost.com.

Apr 18, 2007
Report

Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Report

Success of intervention programs for probationers and participating youths is measured by the following outcomes: successful completion of probation, restitution, and community service; arrests; probation violations; and incarcerations.

Apr 1, 2007
Journal Article

Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors

Opportunities for participation in high school extracurricular sports are limited. Future studies should test whether increased opportunities will increase physical activity and impact the increasing overweight problem in youths.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Pilot Test of Project CHOICE: A Voluntary Afterschool Intervention for Middle School Youth

The current study reports findings from a pilot evaluation of a voluntary alcohol and marijuana intervention for young teens.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program in Urban After-School Settings on the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Use

Positive youth development (PYD) emphasizes a strengths-based approach to the promotion of positive outcomes for adolescents.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Helping Because You Have to or Helping Because You Want To? Sustaining Participation in Service Work from Adolescence Through Young Adulthood

This article examines whether the motive behind community service performed during high school—either voluntary or required—influences engagement in volunteer work during the young adult years.

Dec 1, 2006
News Release

RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events

October 24, 2006 News Release: RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events.

Oct 24, 2006
Report

Examining Child Care Need Among Military Families

Describes and analyzes the results of a 2004 military family survey of child care need and child care choices, defining outcomes of potential interest to DoD and their effect on readiness and retention.

Oct 10, 2006
Report

New Orleans Population Estimated to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008

The population of New Orleans will likely reach about 272,000 in September 2008 – amounting to 56 percent of the population before Hurricane Katrina struck. A key factor determining how quickly people can return to the city is the availability of housing.

Mar 10, 2006
Research Brief

Making Out-of-School Time Matter

This research brief describes work documented in Making Out-of-School Time Matter (MG-242-WF).

Nov 25, 2005
Report

Evidence Mixed on Demand and Impact of Out-of-School Programs

Publicly funded before- and after-school programs have seen unprecedented growth in the past 20 years, but evidence is mixed on whether they influence academic achievement.

Jan 21, 2005
Report

Challenges and Potential of a Collaborative Approach to Education Reform

How has the Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative fared at the sites that have adopted it?

Sep 8, 2004
Journal Article

After School Activities, Overweight, and Obesity Among Inner City Youth

The authors examined the association of adolescent obesity with participation in sports among 5489 low-income, inner city public high school students.

Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article

PIE à La Mode: Mainstreaming Evaluation and Accountability in Each Program in Every County of a Statewide School Readiness Initiative

This chapter describes a program accountability system developed to support evaluation of all school programs in each county across South Carolina

Sep 1, 2003
Commentary

Monitor After-School Programs Carefully

Now that California schools have access to up to $550 million in new assistance annually under Proposition 49 to fund after-school programs, wise choices need to be made to ensure the money will be used for programs that give children the maximum benefit, writes Megan Beckett in an commentary.

Jan 2, 2003
Journal Article

Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases During Preparticipation Sports Examination of High School Adolescents

Sports physicals offered a unique opportunity to screen and treat adolescents for STDs and to provide STD-prevention counseling.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

The Role of Schools in Meeting Community Needs During Bioterrorism

Schools will likely play a critical role in helping communities recover from a bioterrorist attack.

Jan 1, 2003

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