This issue brief presents findings from the Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study, which examined a diverse group of Los Angeles preschoolers. The study integrated three strategies—card sorts, focus groups, and cognitive interviewing—to measure how parents rate their...

Roughly 21 million women (15.6 percent of all women) in the U.S. have a disability. For women ages 21 to 64—the years during which people are most likely to be employed—about 13 percent, or 11 million, have a disability. This article describes some of the data available about women...

This report provides insight into parent opinions of and involvement with child care programs participating in Preschool Makes a Difference. It also offers First 5 Contra Costa new accounts of how programs support the diverse needs of Contra Costa parents.

Alternative routes to teaching have been promoted during the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality. Mathematica's new five-year study of the Passport to Teaching program, developed by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, is analyzing...

This article examines the relation between low-income fathers’ presence in their children’s lives and children’s early developmental outcomes. Children with resident or involved nonresident biological fathers showed higher levels of self-regulation and lower levels of aggression than...

This paper examines the charter school authorizing process using student-level data from Ohio, a state with a range of public and private authorizers. The study found charters authorized by nonprofits are less effective in promoting student achievement than other charter schools (though there...

Details innovative programs in Illinois, Nebraska, and Tennessee participating in a rigorous five-year study of rural welfare-to-work strategies. Also discusses the evaluation design. The project, which will assess the effectiveness of three diverse program approaches in promoting the...

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