Recent Research from Pre-K to Graduation or Not

A few of the most recent studies and policy examinations involving children and youth are listed below. The studies represent the range and depth of work of researchers who are studying the complexities of growing up safe and educated. We invite you to review the studies and send your comments to Dennis L. White, 202-496-8491, mailto:dlw@gwu.edu.

Leadership Matters: Governors’ Pre-K Proposals, Fiscal Year 2006
Available at http://www.preknow.org/documents/LeadershipReport.pdf
Pre-K Now and National Institute for Early Education Research, http://nieer.org/about/

Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems
Gilliam, W. S. (2005, May). Prekindergarteners left behind: Expulsion rates in state prekindergarten systems. New Haven, CT: Yale University Child Study Center.
Available at http://fcd-us.org/PDFs/NationalPreKExpulsionPaper03.02_new.pdf. See also http://www.hamfish.org/dailies/050526.html.
Correspondence: Walter S. Gilliam, PhD, Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Yale University Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, PO Box 207900, New Haven, CT 06520-7900; Phone: 203-785-3384; mailto:walter.gilliam@yale.edu.

Keeping Middle Grades Students On Track to Graduation: Initial Analysis and Implications
Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University, and Liza Herzog, Philadelphia Education Fund
2nd Regional Middle Grades Symposium, Philadelphia, March 17-18, 2005
Press Release http://www.philaedfund.org/pdfs/mgmrelease3-17.pdf
Power Point presentation available at http://www.philaedfund.org/powerpoint/mgontrack3.15.ppt

School Yard or Prison Yard: Improving Outcomes for Marginalized Youth (Working Paper)
Marsha Weissman, M.P.A., Elaine Wolf, Ph.D., Kathryn Sowards, Ph.D., Christine Abaté, M.R.P., Pamela Weinberg, M.A.Ed. and Charlee Marthia, M.A.
Center for Community Alternatives, Justice Strategies – a research, training and policy initiative
Avaliable at http://www.communityalternatives.org/pdfs/sfs.pdf

Early Violent Death Among Delinquent Youth: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
Teplin, L.A., McClelland, G.M., Abram, K.M., and Mileusnic, D. (2005, June). Pediatrics, 115: 1586-1593. Please see http://www.rwjf.org/research/researchdetail.jsp?id=1960&ia=131. The study was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a consortium of other federal agencies and private foundations.

When School Stays Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, Final Report
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/21stfinal.pdf
James-Burdumy, Susanne, Mark Dynarski, Mary Moore, John Deke, Wendy Mansfield and
Carol Pistorino. When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st Century
Community Learning Centers Program: Final Report. U.S. Department of Education, Institute
of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2005.
Also available at http://www.ed.gov/ies/ncee

Multiple Measures Approaches to High School Graduation
Linda Darling-Hammond, Elle Rustique-Forrester & Raymond L. Pecheone, with the Assistance of Alethea Andree
The School Redesign Network at Stanford University
Available at http://www.schoolredesign.net/srn/mm/pdf/multiple_measures.pdf

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