Early childhood learning and development publications
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Pathway Schools Initiative Developmental Evaluation- Learning Brief 4
To support its Pathway Schools Initiative, The McKnight Foundation has engaged initiative leaders in a developmental evaluation led by SRI International and Child Trends.
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Pathway Schools Initiative Developmental Evaluation-Learning Brief 3 (February 2017)
To support its Pathway Schools Initiative, The McKnight Foundation has engaged initiative leaders in a developmental evaluation (DE) led by SRI International and Child Trends.
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Independent Evaluation of the Midwest CPC Expansion Project: Final Report
SRI conducted an independent evaluation of the Midwest Expansion of the Child-Parent Center (CPC) Program using a quasi-experimental design.
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Improving early literacy in PreK–3: Lessons learned (August 2016)
The Pathway Schools Initiative aims to dramatically increase the number of students who reach the critical milestone of grade 3 reading proficiency, an indicator predictive of later academic outcomes and…
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Case studies of the early implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessments
This report presents findings from a descriptive study that examined the development and early implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessments (KEAs) in 12 districts across four Race To the Top-Early Learning…
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Pathway Schools Initiative Developmental Evaluation-Learning Brief 2 (July 2016)
To support its Pathway Schools Initiative, The McKnight Foundation has engaged initiative leaders in a developmental evaluation (DE) led by SRI International and Child Trends.
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Evaluation for Minnesota’s Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Funds to Promote Access to High-Quality Programs: Year 3 Final Scholarship Implementation Annual Report
This is the final annual report on the evaluation of Minnesota’s Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) focusing on the Race to the Top – Early Learning…
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Findings for Itasca County: Evaluation of Minnesota’s Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Access Strategies: Scholarships and Title I PreK Incentives summary for Years 1–3
This report provides a brief summary of evaluation findings about the implementation and impacts of the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) Scholarships and Title I PreK…
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Findings for the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood: Evaluation of Minnesota’s Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Access Strategies: Scholarships and Title I PreK Incentives Summary for Years 1–3
This report provides a brief summary of evaluation findings about the implementation and impacts of the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) Scholarships and Title I PreK Incentives in…
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Findings for White Earth Nation: Evaluation of Minnesota’s Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Access Strategies: Scholarships and Title I PreK Incentives Summary for Years 1–3
This report provides a brief summary of evaluation findings about the implementation and impacts of the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Scholarships and Title I PreK Incentives in the…
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Toddler naps in child care: Associations with demographics and developmental outcomes
The objectives were to characterize the rate, duration, and factors associated with napping in a large, nationally representative sample of toddlers attending child care.
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Validity of the data from the child outcomes summary process: Findings from the ENHANCE Project
This brief describes findings from the ENHANCE study that sought to answer the question of whether the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process produces valid ratings for measuring the child outcomes…