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Translating Science to Policy under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Lessons from the National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers
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Mahoney, Joseph L.; Zigler, Edward F. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 ushered in a new era of accountability for educational institutions and social programs in the United States. Federal funding became tied to demonstrated results on the basis of scientifically based research. In this paper we recount the science-to-policy translation process for one of the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Community Centers, Accountability