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Apr 17, 2026

Expanding School Counseling: The Impacts of California Funding Changes

We use panel-based estimators to show that California’s Supplemental School Counseling Program increased the number of counselors on staff and improved counselor to student ratios, but reduced average counselor experience.
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Apr 10, 2026

Improving Access to Out-of-School Time Opportunities in Allegheny County

The authors describe the landscape of out-of-school time opportunities in Allegheny County, identifying and mapping programs in the county so that funders and others can identify neighborhoods with few programs, high numbers of youth, and great need.
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Mar 11, 2026

The Changing Landscape of School-Based Health Centers and Other School-Based Clinics in California, 2011-2023

This study describes California school-based health centers and other school-based clinics and identifies school characteristics associated with access.
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Feb 19, 2026

Next Generation Community Schools in New York City: An Implementation Study of Academic Enhancements in Community Schools

The authors examine the design, implementation, and outcomes of a pilot program that added academic enhancements to 20 newly established community schools in New York City.
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Jan 20, 2026

School-entry Vaccine Exemptions in Maine Before and After Public Law 154, 2018-2023

We examined how this policy change affected vaccine exemption rates and clustering in kindergartens.
Expert Insights

Oct 14, 2025

How to Provide Quality Opportunities for Young People in the Summer Months

This paper summarizes knowledge about kindergarten through grade 12 summer programs in the United States. The authors discuss the implications of summer programs for practice, policy, and funding to help communities effectively leverage summertime.
Press

Jul 18, 2025

One-Third of U.S. Public Schools Screen Students for Mental Health; Providing Proper Care Is Often Hard to Achieve

Nearly one-third of the nation's K–12 U.S. public schools mandate mental health screening for students, with most offering in-person treatment or referral to a community mental health professional if a student is identified as having depression or anxiety.
Commentary

Jun 11, 2025

Reimagining School Meals to Improve Health for All Children

The impacts of raising nutritional standards, investing in school facilities, and implementing universal free school meals can help ensure that every child has access to healthy food. Free school meals may be a major critical investment in America's future.
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Apr 23, 2025

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

In this report, the authors use findings from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of kindergarten through grade 12 public school districts to investigate the prevalence and quality of districts’ programming in summer 2024.
Research

Mar 20, 2025

Assessing the Needs of Military-Connected Children and Resources to Address Those Needs

This report presents findings from a mental and behavioral health needs assessment of military-connected children in the context of military child development centers, military youth programs, and schools with a significant military child population.
Research

Oct 29, 2024

Social-Emotional Well-Being for High School Students: Guidance for School and System Policy and Practice

The social-emotional well-being of students is a growing priority, but little research exists on how high schools address it. In this study, the authors examine efforts among high schools and districts to expand social-emotional well-being supports.
Research Summary

Oct 25, 2024

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

Virtual mentoring is seen as a promising way to expand the mentoring of underserved youth. This brief describes how the U.S. Dream Academy expanded its mentoring program with a virtual option and summarizes lessons learned from this experience.

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Expanding School Counseling: The Impacts of California Funding Changes

Improving Access to Out-of-School Time Opportunities in Allegheny County

The Changing Landscape of School-Based Health Centers and Other School-Based Clinics in California, 2011-2023

Next Generation Community Schools in New York City: An Implementation Study of Academic Enhancements in Community Schools

School-entry Vaccine Exemptions in Maine Before and After Public Law 154, 2018-2023

How to Provide Quality Opportunities for Young People in the Summer Months

One-Third of U.S. Public Schools Screen Students for Mental Health; Providing Proper Care Is Often Hard to Achieve

Reimagining School Meals to Improve Health for All Children

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

Assessing the Needs of Military-Connected Children and Resources to Address Those Needs

Social-Emotional Well-Being for High School Students: Guidance for School and System Policy and Practice

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

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Expanding School Counseling: The Impacts of California Funding Changes

Improving Access to Out-of-School Time Opportunities in Allegheny County

The Changing Landscape of School-Based Health Centers and Other School-Based Clinics in California, 2011-2023

Next Generation Community Schools in New York City: An Implementation Study of Academic Enhancements in Community Schools

School-entry Vaccine Exemptions in Maine Before and After Public Law 154, 2018-2023

How to Provide Quality Opportunities for Young People in the Summer Months

One-Third of U.S. Public Schools Screen Students for Mental Health; Providing Proper Care Is Often Hard to Achieve

Reimagining School Meals to Improve Health for All Children

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

Assessing the Needs of Military-Connected Children and Resources to Address Those Needs

Social-Emotional Well-Being for High School Students: Guidance for School and System Policy and Practice

The U.S. Dream Academy's Mentoring Model: Adaptive Programming to Meet Youth and Family Needs

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