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Star Tribune
January 31st, 2012MinnPost
Ritalin and other drugs aren’t the answer for kids with attention problems, U of M professor writes
January 30th, 2012MinnPost
Obama’s student aid plan may not spark game-changing reform here, initial review suggests
January 30th, 2012National Youth Leadership Council Blog
January 30th, 2012New York Times
January 26th, 2012MinnPost
January 26th, 2012MinnPost
January 26th, 2012MPR
January 26th, 2012Star Tribune
January 25th, 2012Star Tribune
Editorial: Lots of plans, little progress on achievement gap
January 25th, 2012Pioneer Press
What will college cost? Calculate it at each school’s website, to find out net cost, after aid
January 23rd, 2012The Republic
January 23rd, 2012Pioneer Press
Anoka-Hennepin and Burnsville school districts finding ways to fund free kindergarten
January 23rd, 2012Pioneer Press
January 21st, 2012Washington Post
January 18th, 2012Local Research 
Afterschool Alliance
Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota
Minnesota Kids Count 2011: Economic Security and Child Well-Being
Search Institute
Positive Youth Development So Far: Core Hypotheses and Their Implications
Wilder Research
MN Dept. of Education
Alliance for Excellent Education
CLASP
MN Dept. of Education
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
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
National Research 
Brookings Institute
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Children’s Defense Fund
Harvard Grad School Pathways to Prosperity Project
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
Education Trust
Brookings Institution
Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy
Urban Institute
Infants of Dpressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve
Urban Institute
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
Child Trends
Ten Ways to Promote Educational Achievement and Attainment Beyond the Classroom
Urban Institute
Foundation for Child Development
Foundation for Child Development
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