Pioneer Press

Twin Cities law enforcers push for funding for early learning

Washington Post

Study links poverty to depression among mothers

Star Tribune

Home alone: the new reality for many kids

Pioneer Press

After-school careers: A nonprofit program gives teens a taste of entrepreneurship

New York Times

Triumph fades on racial gap in New York City schools

Star Tribune

Teen sex and grades: Love makes a difference

Pioneer Press

Goals aside, Minnesota schools improving

Star Tribune

‘No Child’ school failures ease up

MinnPost

Minnesota schools are facing a chasm between the haves and have-nots over equal broadband access

Pioneer Press

Minnesota educators say no to joining the crowd

MinnPost

Closing graduation gap for minority students: Putting a price tag on a high school diploma

New York Times

The case for $320,000 kindergarten teachers

Star Tribune

Minnesota science scores inch ahead

Star Tribune

Minnesota still No. 2 in kids’ health but …

New York Times

Many states adopt national standards for their schools

Alliance for Excellent Education

The Economic Benefits of Reducing the Dropout Rate for Students of Color in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area

CLASP

Keeping Youth Connected: Focus on Minneapolis

MN Dept. of Education

Minnesota School Readiness Study: Fall 2008

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Early Childhood Minnesota – Indicators and strategies for Minnesota’s early childhood system

The cost burden to Minnesota K-12 when children are unprepared for kindergarten - prepared for the Bush Foundation

Twin Cities Compass

3rd Grade Reading Scores

Growth & Justice

Smart Investments in Minnesota’s Students: A Research-Based Investment Proposal

Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota

The Building Blocks for Successful Children: Minnesota Kids Count Data Book 2009

MN Commission on Out-of-School Time

Research Briefs

Urban Institute

Infants of Dpressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve

Urban Institute

Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences

Child Trends

How Out-of-School time Program Quality Is Related to Adolescent Outcomes

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Early Warning! Why Reading By the End of Third Grade Matters

Child Trends

What Works for Home Visiting Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

Child Trends

Ten Ways to Promote Educational Achievement and Attainment Beyond the Classroom

Urban Institute

Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program: What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research

Foundation for Child Development

2010 Child and Youth Well-Being Index

Foundation for Child Development

Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) 2010

Harvard Family Research Project

Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time

U.S. Dept. of Education

Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement  (7/2009)

Child Trends

Practices to Avoid in Out-of-School Time Programs  (1/2010)

Child Trends

Practices to Foster in Out-of-School Time Programs  (1/2010)

Institute for Children and Poverty

Early Childhood Poverty and Adult Attainment, Behavior, and Health  (2010)

Center on Education Policy

Are There Differences in Achievement Between Boys and Girls? (March 2010)