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Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Fact Sheet (Document)

The Children’s Defense Fund’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign is a national and community crusade to engage families, youth, communities and policy makers in the development of healthy, safe and educated children. Poverty, racial disparities and a culture of punishment rather than prevention and early intervention are key forces driving the Pipeline.

Early Development Influences Dropout in Minnesota (Document)

“A prospective longitudinal study of high school dropouts examining multiple predictors across development,” Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 38, Pgs 525-549 (2000).

Students at Risk for Dropout can be Identified in Third Grade (Document)

“Elementary School Years: A Replication Study of the Check & Connect Model,” Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, Vol. 9, Issue 3, Pgs. 279-301 (July 2004).