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Evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe/Job ChalleNGe Program

Jillian Berk, Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer, Jillian Stein, Karen Needels, Christian Geckeler, Anne Paprocki, Ivette Gutierrez and Megan Millenky

Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program: Assessment of Post-Rollout Implementation and Early Impacts (Technical Appendices)

Craig Thornton, Gina Livermore, Thomas Fraker, David Stapleton, Bonnie O'Day, David Wittenburg, Nanette Goodman, Tim Silva, Emily Sama Martin, Jesse Gregory, Debra Wright and Arif Mamun

Cost-Effectiveness of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program?

Ravi Goyal, Dara Luca, Pamela W. Klein, Eric Morris, Paul Mandsager, Stacy M. Cohen, Cindy Hu, John Hotchkiss, Jessica Gao, Andrew Jones, West Addison, Margaret O'Brien-Strain, Laura W. Cheever and Boyd Gilman

State of Alabama. Improving Food Stamp, Medicaid, and SCHIP Participation: Strategies and Challenges

Liz Schott and Lara Petrou Green

Recent Practice/Future Possibilities: A Survey of Practitioners in International Commercial Arbitration

Grace Farrell Roemer, Melissa Miller and Martha Kovac

Rapid-Cycle Evaluation (In Focus)

Mathematica Policy Research

Effects of Compliance with the Early Management Bundle (SEP-1) on Mortality Changes among Medicare Beneficiaries with Sepsis: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study

Sean R. Townsend, Gary S. Phillips, Reena Duseja, Lemeneh Tefera, Derek Cruikshank, Robert Dickerson, Bryant Nguyen, Christa A. Schorr, Mitchell M. Levy, Phillip Dellinger, William A. Conway, Warren S. Browner and Emanuel P. Rivers

Health Departments Respond to Budget and Workforce Pressures

Megan McHugh, Rose Marie Martinez, Rebecca Kliman and Sara Roschwalb

How Much Do the Effects of Education and Training Programs Vary Across Sites? Evidence from Past Multisite Randomized Trials

Michael J. Weiss, Howard S. Bloom, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Himani Gupta, Alma E. Vigil and Daniel N. Cullinan

Erroneous Payments in the NSLP and SBP, Volume I: Study Findings

Michael Ponza, Philip M. Gleason, Lara Hulsey and Quinn Moore

Using Paradata for Nonresponse Weighting Adjustments

Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, Kelly H. Kang and Stephen H. Cohen

WHD Compliance Strategies: Directions for Future Research

Sarah Dolfin, Nan Maxwell and Ankita Patnaik

Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System

Todd Honeycutt, Janine Zweig, Megan Hague Angus, Sino Esthappan, Johanna Lacoe, Leah Sakala and Douglas Young

Quality Dosage, Thresholds, and Features in Early Childhood Settings: Literature Review Tables

Martha Zaslow, Rachel Anderson, Zakia Redd, Julia Wessel, Louisa Tarullo and Margaret Burchinal

National Job Corps Study: Eligible Applicants' Perspectives on Job Corps Outreach and Admissions

Peter Schochet

Oral Health Promotion, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies for Head Start Families: Early Findings from the Oral Health Initiative Evaluation Volume I Final Interim Report

Patricia Del Grosso, Amy Brown, Heather Zaveri, Sandra Silva, Beth Zimmerman, Anne Hopewell and Diane Paulsell

Understanding Associations Between Low-Income Mothers' Participation in Education and Parenting

Jessica Harding, Pamela A. Morris and Jennifer Hill

Using EQROs to Improve the Quality of Preventive and Developmental Services

Henry T. Ireys, Tara Krissik, Anne Markus and Sara Rosenbaum

Five Key Considerations for Exploring the Medicaid Health Homes Opportunity

Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research

Assessing the Nutrient Intakes of Vulnerable Subgroups

Barbara Devaney, Myoung Kim, Alicia Carriquiry and Gabriel Camano-Garcia

Empathic Concern for Children and the Gender-Donations Gap

Jordan van Rijn, Esteban J. Quiñones and Bradford L. Barham

Does Health Information Exchange Reduce Redundant Imaging? Evidence from Emergency Departments

Eric J. Lammers, Julia Adler-Milstein and Keith E. Kocher

Health Care Coverage and Access for Children in Low-Income Families: Stakeholder Perspectives from Colorado

Tricia Collins Higgins and Karina Wagnerman

What Impact HIPAA? State Regulation and Private Health Insurance Coverage Among Adults

Deborah J. Chollet, Kosali Ilayperuma Simon and Adele M. Kirk

Letter to Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking

Paul Decker

Scaling Programs with Research Evidence and Effectiveness (SPREE)

Nan Maxwell and Scott Richman

Frequently Asked Questions: Evaluation Start-Up

Susan Zief, Juliette Henke, John Deke, Russ Cole and Melissa Thomas

Cost-Effectiveness of Endocrine Therapy Versus Radiotherapy Versus Combined Endocrine and Radiotherapy for Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Stephanie B. Wheeler, Jason Rotter, Christopher D. Baggett, Xi Zhou, Timothy Zagar and Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes

Researchers Speak: Insights about Family Stability and Self-Sufficiency, A Viewer's Guide

Scott W. Allard, Greg Fabiano, Colleen Heflin, Jodi Sandfort and Valerie Uccellani

National Health Emergency Grants to Address the Opioid Crisis: Implementation Study Final Report

Colleen Staatz, Jillian Berk, Crystal Blyler, Katie Bodenlos, Melissa Mack and Ivette Gutierrez

School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children

Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs of which Mary Kay Fox is a Member

Offering Data Collection Incentives to Adults at Risk for Substance Use Disorder

Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, Jacqueline Crowley, Lauren Maul and Debra Strong

Association of Maternal Obesity and Depressive Symptoms with Television-Viewing Time in Low-Income Preschool Children

Hilary L. Burdette, Robert C. Whitaker, Robert S. Kahn and Jean Harvey-Berino

Improving Food Environments in Schools: Tracking Progress

Mary Kay Fox

Advancing Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Individuals: Factors Influencing State D-SNP Contracting Decisions

Erin Weir Lakhmani, Danielle Chelminsky, Alena Tourtellotte, Alyssa Bosold, Debra Lipson and James Verdier

How Temporary Insurance for High-Risk Individuals May Play Out Under Health Reform

Deborah J. Chollet

Extending Medicaid Coverage to Low-Income Childless Adults: Opportunities and Cautions for Managed Care Plans

James M. Verdier

Premium Assistance Demonstrations: The Challenges of Interagency and Public/Private Coordination

Katharine Bradley and Karina Wagnerman

Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education: A Review of the Literature

Pia Caronongan, Gretchen Kirby, Kimberly Boller, Emily Modlin and Julia Lyskawa

Accounting for Geographic Variation in DI and SSI Participation

Jack Gettens, Pei-Pei Lei and Alexis Henry

Non-Cash Categorical Eligibility for SNAP: State Policies and the Number and Characteristics of SNAP Households Categorically Eligible Through Those Policies

Carole Trippe and Jessica Gillooly

National Assessment of Title I Final Report Volume II: Closing the Reading Gap: Findings from a Randomized Trial of Four Reading Interventions for Striving Readers (Appendices)

Joseph Torgesen, Allen Schirm, Laura Castner, Sonya Vartivarian, Wendy Mansfield, David Myers, Fran Stancavage, Donna Durno, Rosanne Javorsky and Cinthia Haan

Charter High Schools' Effects on Educational Attainment and Earnings (Issue Brief)

Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Tim Sass and Ron Zimmer

Home Visiting Programs: Reviewing Evidence of Effectiveness (Brief)

Emily Sama-Miller, Lauren Akers, Andrea Mraz-Esposito, Marykate Zukiewicz, Sarah Avellar, Diane Paulsell and Patricia Del Grosso

Progress Toward Comprehensive Contraceptive Access Through The Right Time in Missouri

So O'Neil, Emily Hoe and Maggie Magee

HMO's Profits on Their Medicare Risk Plans

Richard T. Shin and Randall S. Brown

Leading the Way: Characteristics and Early Experiences of Selected Early Head Start Programs. Volume III: Program Implementation

Diane Paulsell, Ellen Eliason Kisker, John M. Love, Helen Raikes, Kimberly Boller, Linda Rosenberg, Kathleen Coolahan and Lisa J. Berlin

Enrollment, Employment, and Earnings in the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2011

Matthew Kehn

Does Managed Care Work for Medicare? An Evaluation of the Medicare Risk Program for HMOs

Randall S. Brown, Jeanette W. Bergeron, Dolores Gurnick Clement, Jerrold W. Hill and Sheldon M. Retchin

Universal Engagement in Practice: Lessons from the Implementation of the Pathways Case Management System

LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle Derr, Jacqueline Kauff and Gretchen Kirby

Developing a Prescription for Physician Surveys

Janice Ballou, Julita Milliner-Waddell, Frank Potter and Brian Roff

Taking a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program to the Home: The AIM 4 Teen Moms Experience (Executive Summary)

Subuhi Asheer and Ellen Kisker

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Wisconsin PROMISE Process Analysis Report

Rebekah Selekman, Mary Anne Anderson, Todd Honeycutt, Karen Katz, Jacqueline Kauff, Joseph Mastrianni and Adele Rizzuto

The Vocational Rehabilitation Program Evaluation Coach (Issue Brief)

Rachel Miller and Todd Honeycutt

Replicating Experimental Impact Estimates Using a Regression Discontinuity Approach

Philip M. Gleason, Alexandra M. Resch and Jillian A. Berk

National Evaluation of Healthy Start: Year 2 Annual Report

Barbara Devaney, David Edson, Barbara Foot, Embry Howell, Marie McCormick, Lorenzo Moreno, Ian Hill and Luke Henderson

Developing Capitation Rates for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: State Considerations

Debra Lipson, Maria Dominiak, Michelle Herman Soper and Brianna Ensslin

Identifying Enhanced Instructional Practices that Support English Language Learners: Background Literature Review for Study 2 of the Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study

Nikki Aikens, Sarah Duffy and John M. Love

Self-Regulation Training Approaches and Resources to Improve Staff Capacity for Implementing Healthy Marriage Programs for Youth: Executive Summary

Scott Baumgartner, Aly Frei, Diane Paulsell, Mindy Herman-Stahl, Rebecca Dunn and Chelsea Yamamoto

Sources of MyPyramid Intakes Among School Children

Elizabeth M. Condon and Mary Kay Fox

Using Incentives to Promote Job Retention and Advancement: Guidance from the Performance Improvement Industry

Heather Hill and LaDonna Pavetti

Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Characteristics, Care Needs, and Costs

James M. Verdier

Training Enrollment and Completion: By the Numbers (Infographic)

Annalisa Mastri and Dana Rotz

QRS Profile: Virginia Star Quality Initiative

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

Mental Health Services in Special Needs Plans: Integrated Care for Persons with Mental Disorders

James M. Verdier

Promoting Children's Healthy Activity in LAUP Programs

Susan Sprachman, Emily Moiduddin and Sally Atkins- Burnett

Interim Report on Grants Under the ENRM Project in Malawi

Kristen Velyvis, Thomas Coen, Irina Cheban, Naomi Dorsey and Arif Mamun

Changing Education Agencies from the Inside Out: Year 2 Report on the Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers

Cassie Pickens Jewell, Libby Makowsky, Kristin Hallgren and Jacob Hartog

How Does Value Added Compare to Student Growth Percentiles?

Elias Walsh and Eric Isenberg

Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health

So O'Neil and Allison Steiner

Cross-Site Evaluation of the Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting Grantees: Early Efforts to Build Infrastructure

Patricia Del Grosso, Debra Strong, Margaret Hargreaves, Diane Paulsell, Cheri Vogel, Heather Zaveri, Megan Hague Angus, Brandon Coffee-Borden and Kimberly Boller

Lessons from Three Pilots to Integrate Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Pennsylvania

Jung Y. Kim, Angela M. Gerolamo and Jonathan Brown

School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study Final Report Volume 1: School Meal Program Operations and School Nutrition Environments

Sarah Forrestal, Charlotte Cabili, Dallas Dotter, Christopher W. Logan, Patricia Connor, Maria Boyle, Ayesha Enver and Hiren Nissar

Embedding Employment Services in an Opioid Treatment Facility

Colleen Staatz

Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants: Interim Findings on Multiagency Collaboration and Cluster Progress

Megan Hague Angus, Jeanne Bellotti, Kevin Hollenbeck and Brittany English

Methods to Identify Changes in Access Among Medicaid Beneficiaries

Risa Nakajima, Joe Zickafoose and Allison Dodd

Process and Implementation Issues in the Design and Conduct of Programs to Aid The Reemployment and Dislocated Workers

Walter Corson and Rebecca Maynard Jack Wichita

Building Strong Families: The Evaluation Design

Sheena McConnell, Robert Wood, Barbara Devaney, Sarah Avellar, M. Robin Dion and Heather H. Zaveri

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

Anne Gordon, Ronette Briefel, Karen Needels, Nancy Wemmerus, Teresa Zavitsky, Randy Rosso, Tania Tasse, Laura Kalb, Anne Peterson and Darryl Creel

Healthy Start: Health Education Plays a Key Role in Local Efforts

Mary Harrington and Barbara Foot

The Children of LAUP: Executive Summary of the First 5 LA Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study

John M. Love, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Cheri Vogel

The Rogosin Institute's Initiative to Promote Health Literacy (Case Study)

Meg Maxwell and Jane Ahn

Challenges in Improving Care for High-Risk Seniors in Medicare: Lessons and Observations from Past Field Demonstrations

Marsha Gold, Timothy Lake, William E. Black and Mark Smith

An Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers: Study Highlights

Pamela Holcomb, Linda Rosenberg, Elizabeth Brown, Brittney English, Kate Dunham and Hannah Betesh

Return-to-Work Outcomes Among Social Security Disability Insurance Program Beneficiaries (Presentation)

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and Arif Mamun

RPG Child and Family Outcomes: Fifth Annual Report to Congress

Debra Strong, Russell Cole, Angela D’Angelo, Juliette Henke and Yange Xue

No-Deadlines Synthetic Control and Exploratory Outcomes Analysis and Recommendations for a Future Rigorous Evaluation

Lily Fesler and Lindsay Fox

New Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study: Data to Inform Action

Ronette R. Briefel

Replicating Home Visiting Programs with Fidelity: Baseline Data and Preliminary Findings

Deborah Daro, Bonnie Hart, Kimberly Boller and M.C. Bradley

Coverage Advocacy Can Be Sustained After the Funding Ends

Beth Stevens and Sheila Hoag

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

Ronette Briefel, Michael Sinclair, Laura Kalb, Anne Gordon, Fazana Saleem-Ismail and amd Martha Kovac

SSI Youth Formative Research Project: Considerations for Identifying Promising and Testable Interventions

Todd Honeycutt, David Wittenburg, Kelli Crane, Michael Levere, Richard Luecking and David Stapleton

Diet Quality of Americans by SNAP Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2010

Elizabeth Condon, Susan Drilea, Keri Jowers, Carolyn Lichtenstein, James Mabli, Emily Madden and Katherine Niland

Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Using Web Surveys for People with Disabilities

Michael Levere, David Wittenburg, Martha Kovac, Stacie Feldman and Stacy Dale

Impact Evaluation Findings After One Year of the Productive and Business Services Activity of the Productive Development Project, El Salvador

Randall Blair, Larissa Campuzano, Lorenzo Moreno and Seth Morgan

The Narrative Communications Project: Takeaway Findings on a Message-Framing Approach

Sheila Hoag, Victoria Peebles, Christopher Trenholm and Gene Lewit

Gaps in Timely Access to Care Among Workers by Disability Status

Jody Schimmel Hyde and Gina A. Livermore

Oakland Unite 2018-2019 Strategy Evaluation: Crisis Intervention for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth

Naihobe Gonzalez, Mindy Hu, Natalie Larkin and Michela Garber

Learning from State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies on the Eve of WIOA: State Differences in Service Receipt and Employment Outcomes by Applicant Employment Status

David R. Mann and Sarah Croake

Compendium of Student, Teacher, and Classroom Measures Used in NCEE Evaluations of Educational Interventions, Volume I: Measures Selection Approaches and Compendium Development Methods

Kimberly Boller, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Elizabeth M. Malone, Gail P. Baxter and Jerry West