Observed Quality and Psychometric Properties of the CLASS-T in the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

This technical brief reports on the use of the Toddler Classroom Assessment Scoring System in the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES).

Learning As We Go: A First Snapshot of Early Head Start Programs, Staff, Families, and Children. Volume II: Technical Appendices

The Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study 2008: Study Design and Methods

This article describes the study design, data collection methods, 24-hour dietary recall protocol, and sample characteristics.

Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

Provides results from an evaluation of seven social and character development programs.

Seeding Entrepreneurship Across Campus: Early Implementation Experiences of the Kauffman Campuses Initiative

Entrepreneurship has long been a fundamental aspect of American society, serving as an important contributor to economic growth. However, only recently has entrepreneurship begun to develop as an academic field in U.S. colleges and universities.

State Partnership Initiative: Selection of Comparison Groups for the Evaluation and Selected Impact Estimates

This report, focusing on employment and earnings, describes how nonexperimental comparison groups were selected for each of the 11 state projects that targeted adult beneficiaries, the validity of the comparison groups, and short-term project effects on employment and earnings in 3 state projects that...

Feeding Low-Income Children When School Is Out: The Summer Food Service Program

This nationally representative study, the first comprehensive look at the SFSP since 1986, found that more than 4,000 local sponsors provided about 130 million meals at more than 35,000 feeding sites in fiscal year 2001.

Summer Feeding Design Study, Vol. I: Design and Costs for Program Component

Describes the design of a national study of USDA's Summer Food Service Program, created in 1975 to provide children from low-income families with nutritious meals when school is not in session, including appropriate sample and data collection methodologies, analytic methods, and study costs.

Summer Feeding Design Study, Vol. II: Feasibility, Design, and Cost of a Participant-Nonparticipant Study

Describes the design of a national study of USDA's Summer Food Service Program, created in 1975 to provide children from low-income families with nutritious meals when school is not in session, including appropriate sample and data collection methodologies, analytic methods, and study costs.