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Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2013 (Summary)

Kelsey Farson Gray

How Retailers Responded to Taxes on Sweetened Beverages: A Tale of Two Cities

Jeanette Holdbrook, Dana Petersen, David Jones and David Frisvold

Creating Paths to Father Involvement: Lessons from Early Head Start

Andrew Burwick and Jeanne Bellotti

Comprehensive Reform for 21st Century Success: New Directions for Community Colleges

Nan L. Maxwell Ann E. Person and Editors

Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Grid Electricity in Africa: A Review of Rigorous Evidence on Household Impacts in Developing Countries

Kristine Bos, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun

Options for Building Coaching Practices into TANF Programs: A Comparison of Five Models

Michelle Derr and Kristen Joyce

Sensitivity of Teacher Value-Added Estimates to Student and Peer Control Variables (Journal Article)

Matthew T. Johnson, Stephen Lipscomb and Brian Gill

Supporting Grant Recipients Through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Efforts: Lessons from the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) CQI Pilot

Annie Buonaspina, Samantha Zelenack and Brittany Tabora

A More Diverse Teaching Force May Improve Educational Outcomes for Minority Students (Infographic)

Jeffrey Terziev

Primary Care Practice Transformation Introduces Different Staff Roles

Kaylyn E. Swankoski, Deborah N. Peikes, Maya Palakal, Nancy Duda and Timothy J. Day

Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: 30-Month Impact Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, Technical Supplement

Dana Rotz, Paul Burkander, Mary Grider, Kenneth Fortson, Linda Molinari, Elias Sanchez-Eppler and Lindsay Cattell

The Role of Goal Setting in Integrated Service Delivery

Mary Anne Anderson, Lindsay Ochoa, Margaret Sullivan and Nan Maxwell

Easing the Burden of Caregiving: The Impact of Consumer Direction of Primary Informal Caregivers in Arkansas (Journal Article)

Leslie Foster, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips and Barbara Lepidus Carlson

Further Progress, Persistent Constraints: Findings from a Second Survey of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program

Irma Perez-Johnson, Alan Hershey and Jeanne Bellotti

Addressing the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity Through School-Based Interventions: What Has Been Done and Where Do We Go from Here?

Karen E. Peterson and Mary Kay Fox

Current and Future Sources of Health Insurance Coverage for Alabama Residents

Deborah Chollet, Allison Barrett and Thomas Bell

Practice Characteristics of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians

Peter I. Buerhaus, Catherine M. DesRoches, Robert Dittus and Karen Donelan

Supporting Parents with Child Care During Training

Nickie Fung, Jessica Harding, Elizabeth Brown, Kara Conroy, Jeanette Holdbrook, Grace Roemer and Max Rankin

The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: Career Outcomes of Scholars and Non-Awarded Finalists

Steven Glazerman, Neil Seftor and Jesse Gregory

Adapting Evaluations of Alternative Payment Models to a Changing Environment

Thomas W. Grannemann and Randall S. Brown

Improving the Income Allocation Procedures in MATH

Pat Doyle and Carole Trippe

Measuring Physical Environments of Parks and Playgrounds: EAPRS Instrument Development and Inter-Rater Reliability

Brian E. Saelens, Lawrence D. Frank, Christopher Auffrey, Robert C. Whitaker, Hillary L. Burdette and Natalie Colabianchi

Use of Conceptual Scoring to Increase Reliability and Validity of Direct Child Assessments with Linguistically Diverse Preschoolers

Sally Atkins-Burnett and Nikki Aikens

2012 Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse: Second Annual Report to Congress

Debra A. Strong, Sarah A. Avellar, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Megan Hague-Angus and Caroline Massad Francis

Selecting Policy Indicators and Developing Simulation Models for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs

Lisa Dragoset and Anne Gordon

Study of Rhode Island's Uninsured: Current Costs and Future Opportunities

Deborah Chollet, Jeffrey Ballou, Allison Barrett and Thomas Bell

Reopening Schools Safely: New Evidence on Mitigating COVID-19 Spread

Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic

Aligning Federal Performance Indicators Across Programs Promoting Self-Sufficiency: Local Perspectives

Elizabeth Brown, Kara Conroy and Gretchen G. Kirby

Minnesota Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Project Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report

Purvi Sevak, Matthew Kehn, Todd Honeycutt and Gina Livermore

Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 2000 to 2006

Kari Wolkwitz

Nutritional Quality of the Diets of US Public School Children and the Role of the School Meal Programs

Melissa A. Clark and Mary Kay Fox

EpiCore: Harnessing a Network of Health Professionals for Verification of Public Health Events

So O'Neil, Divya Vohra and Brenna Rabel

Financial Considerations: Rate Setting for Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) in Integrated Care Programs

Jenna Libersky and James Verdier

PREP Performance Indicators: Youth Participants’ Characteristics and Outcomes

Lara Hulsey, Susan Zief and Lauren Murphy

Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Spring 2020 Data Tables and Study Design

Myley Dang, Sara Bernstein, Elizabeth Doran, Ann Li, Ashley Kopack Klein, Natalie Reid, Myah Scott, Sharika Rakibullah, Judy Cannon, Jeff Harrington, Addison Larson, Nikki Aikens, Louisa Tarullo and Lizabeth Malone

Psychometric Analysis of Child Outcome Measures with American Indian and Alaska Native Preschoolers: Initial Evidence from AI/AN FACES 2015

Lizabeth Malone, Sara Bernstein, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Yange Xue

The Quantum Opportunity Program Demonstration: Implementation and Short-Term Impacts

Myles Maxfield, Allen Schirm and Núria Rodriguez-Planas

Technical Appendix: Considerations for Measuring T/TA Performance

Jesse Chandler

Changing Circumstances: Experiences of Child SSI Recipients Before and After Their Age-18 Redetermination for Adult Benefits (Journal Article)

Jeffrey Hemmeter, Jacqueline Kauff and David Wittenburg

State of Arkansas and Hennepin County, Minnesota. Improving Participation in Food Stamps: Strategies and Challenges

Angela Merrill, Megan McHugh, Liz Schott and Julie Darnell

Nutritional Quality of Congregate and Home-Delivered Meals Offered in the Title III-C Nutrition Services Program: An Examination Utilizing the Healthy Eating Index Tool

Katherine Niland, Mary Kay Fox and Elizabeth Gearan

Reimagining Accountability in K-12 Education

Brian P. Gill, Jennifer S. Lerner and Paul Meosky

The Child SSI Program and the Changing Safety Net

David Wittenburg, John Tambornino, Elizabeth Brown, Gretchen Rowe, Mason DeCamillis and Gilbert Crouse

Iowa Families That Left TANF: How Are They Faring Two Years Later?

Jacqueline Kauff, Thomas Fraker and Julita Milliner-Waddell

The Implementation of Maternity Group Home Programs: Serving Pregnant and Parenting Teens in a Residential Setting

Lara K. Hulsey, Robert G. Wood and Anu Rangarajan

The Role of Psychiatric Hospitals in the Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

Jonathan Brown and Nadia Bell

Measuring School Leaders' Effectiveness: Findings from a Multiyear Pilot of Pennsylvania's Framework for Leadership (Stated Briefly)

Moira McCullough, Stephen Lipscomb, Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill and Irina Cheban

Who Will Enroll in Medicaid in 2014?: Lessons from Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers

Candace Natoli, Valerie Cheh and Shinu Verghese

Differences in Enrollee Outcomes Among Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

Lorenzo Moreno and Sheila Hoag

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

Holly Matulewicz, Karen Katz, Todd Honeycutt, Jacqueline Kauff, Joseph Mastrianni, Adele Rizzuto and Claire Smither Wulsin

Biased Selection in the Tefra HMO/CMP Program

Jerrold W. Hill and Randall S. Brown

Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger (EDECH): The Virginia 365 Project

Charlotte Cabili, Pia Caronongan, Philip Gleason, Ronette Briefel, Nicholas Redel, Sarah Forrestal, Gregory Chojnacki and Breanna Wakar

Income Security for Workers: A Stressed Support System in Need of Innovation

David C. Stapleton, Richard Burkhauser, Peiyun She, Robert R. Weathers and Gina A. Livermore

Final Evaluation of Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women (EMPOWER) in Zambia

Ale Aponte, Evan Fantozzi, Amanda Beatty, Gelson Tembo, Chisangu Matome, Nathan Tembo and Evan Borkum

Paying More Wisely: Effects of Payment Reforms on Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making

Timothy K. Lake, Eugene C. Rich, Christal Stone Valenzano and Myles M. Maxfield

A Framework for Selecting Employment Interventions to Benefit Youth

Todd Honeycutt and Michael Levere

Linking Administrative Data to Improve Understanding of Child Maltreatment Incidence and Related Risk and Protective Factors

Andrea Mraz Esposito, Claire Smither Wulsin, Leah Pranschke, Andrew Burwick and Rebekka Nickman

Maternal and Child Characteristics Associated with Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices

Kristy Hendricks, Ronette Briefel, Timothy Novak and Paula Ziegler

Working with Out-of-School Youth from Minority Backgrounds: What CILs Offer and What They Value

Stacie Feldman, Purvi Sevak and Mira Wang

Bridging the Information Gap between Citizens and Local Governments: Evidence from a Civic Participation Strengthening Program in Rwanda

Ali E. Protik, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Jacqueline Berman and Matt Sloan

Food Consumption Patterns of Young Preschoolers: Are They Starting Off on the Right Path?

Mary Kay Fox, Elizabeth Condon, Ronette R. Briefel, Kathleen C. Reidy and Denise M. Deming

Kauffman Firm Survey: Results from the Baseline and First Follow-Up Surveys

Janice Ballou, Tom Barton, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, E.J. Reedy, Alicia Robb, Scott Shane and Zhanyun Zhao

The Pregnancy Assistance Fund: Launching Programs to Support Expectant and Parenting Youth

Ann E. Person, Elizabeth Clary, Susan Zief, Katie Adamek, Valerie Caplan and Julie Worthington

Reaching Those in Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2011

Karen E. Cunnyngham

Monthly Estimates of the Antipoverty Effectiveness of Selected Cash and In-Kind Programs

Susan Holland and Pat Doyle

Money Follows the Person 2013 Annual Evaluation Report Executive Summary

Carol V. Irvin, Noelle Denny-Brown, Alex Bohl, John Schurrer, Wilfredo Lim, Rebecca SweetlLester and Victoria Peebles

Bridging the Gap: A Comparative Assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Practices with Transition-Age Youth

Todd Honeycutt, Maura Bardos and Stephaine McLeod

An Examination of the Maternal Health Quality of Care Landscape in India

So O'Neil, Katie Naeve and Rajani Ved

Emerging Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: The Role of Managed Care

Marsha Gold, Jessica Nysenbaum and Sonya Streeter

Workforce Development for Comparative Effectiveness Research: Training Programs Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Kristin L. Geonnotti, Eugene C. Rich and Dominick Esposito

The National Study of Charter Management Organization (CMO) Effectiveness: Report on Interim Findings

Robin Lake, Brianna Dusseault, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt and Paul Hill

Testing the Replicability of a Successful Care Management Program: Results from a Randomized Trial and Likely Explanations for Why Impacts Did Not Replicate

G. Greg Peterson, Jelena Zurovac, Randall S. Brown, Kenneth D. Coburn, Patricia A. Markovich, Sherry A. Marcantonio, William D. Clark, Anne Mutti and Cara Stepanczuk

The Characteristics and Motivations of Participants in the Self-Employment Training Demonstration

Caroline Massad Francis, Irma Perez-Johnson, Samia Amin and Mary Anne Anderson

W2 Converting to Wisconsin Works: Where Did Families Go When AFDC Ended in Milwaukee?

Rebecca Swartz, Jacqueline Kauff, Lucia Nixon, Tom Fraker, Jay Hein and Susan Mitchell

Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Final Report on Implementation and Impacts of Pay-for-Performance Across Four Years (Executive Summary)

Hanley Chiang, Cecilia Speroni, Mariesa Herrmann, Kristin Hallgren, Paul Burkander and Alison Wellington

Quality Reporting on Medicare's Compare Sites: Lessons Learned from Consumer Research, 2001-2014

Margaret Gerteis, Cicely Thomas, Lauren Blatt, Sally Crelia, Alyson Marano Ward, Kelly Moriarty, Monica Sarmiento, Myra Tanamor and Russ Tisinger

Medicare Advantage 2015 Spotlight: Enrollment Market Update

Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman and Marsha Gold

Districts and Data: Developing Capacity for Effective Data Use

Cassie Pickens Jewell, Libby Makowsky and Kristin Hallgren

AAPOR Report on Big Data

Task Force Members Include: Lilli Japec, Frauke Kreuter, Marcus Berg, Paul Biemer, Paul Decker, Cliff Lampe, Julia Lane, Cathy O'Neil and Abe Usher

How Medicaid Agencies Administer Mental Health Services: Results from a 50-State Survey

James Verdier and Allison Barrett

The Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Models: Design Report

Paul Decker, John Deke, Amy Johnson, Daniel Mayer, John Mullens and Peter Schochet

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adult Education Programs: Findings from Recent Research

Mary T. Moore and Tim Silva

Vitamin B-12 Concentrations in Breast Milk Are Low and Are Not Associated with Reported Household Hunger, Recent Animal-Source Food, or Vitamin B-12 Intake in Women in Rural Kenya

Anne M. Williams, Caroline J. Chantry, Sera L. Young, Beryl S. Achando, Lindsay H. Allen, Benjamin F. Arnold, John M. Colford, Jr., Holly N. Dentz, Daniela Hampel, Marion C. Kiprotich, Audrie Lin, Clair A. Null, Geoffrey M. Nyambane, Setti Shahab-Ferdows and Christine P. Stewart

The Multiple Comparisons Problem in IES Impact Evaluations: Guidelines and Applications

Peter Z. Schochet and John Deke

Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Design Plan Supplement: Interim Outcomes Evaluation

Jenna Libersky, Su Liu, Laura Ruttner, Anna Collins, Jonathan Geller and Carol Irvin

Evaluation of the Business Case for Quality, Phase II

Kristin Andrews, Dominick Esposito, Erin Fries Taylor, Keith Kranker, Lei Rao, Sandra Greene, Kristin Reiter, Charlotte Williams and Stephanie Pierson

Combination Classes and Educational Achievement (Conference Paper)

Jaime Thomas

Using Advanced Analytics to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes for Children and Families

Elizabeth Weigensberg

Focusing on the Boys: The Longer-Term Impacts of Wise Guys in Davenport, Iowa

Reginald D. Covington, Robert G. Wood and Brian Goesling

Promising Results from the Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Analysis

Debbie Peikes, Greg Peterson and Randall Brown

Early Education Experiences: Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences

Emily Rosenthal, Amy Rathbun and Jerry West

The Evaluation of the Alabama Food Stamp Cash-Out Demonstration Vol. 1: Recipient Impacts

Thomas M. Fraker, Alberto Martini, James C. Ohls, Michael Ponza and Elizabeth A. Quinn

Synthesis of 10 Case Studies: Exploring Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment Trends and Their Links to Policy and Practice

Judith Wooldridge, Christopher Trenholm and Angela Gerolamo

The Right Help for the Right Workers at the Right Time Can Keep Them on the Job

Steve Bruns

Coastal Medical's Leadership Academies: Investing in Staff Development and Collaboration (Case Study)

Rivka Weiser and Julia Embry

Strategies for Using Vital Records to Measure Quality of Care in Medicaid and CHIP Programs

Keith Kranker, So O'Neil, Vanessa Oddo, Miriam Drapkin and Margo Rosenbach

Elementary Math Programs in the Pittsburgh Public Schools: A Comparison of Everyday Math and Harcourt Math

Brian Gill, Catherine Nelson, Julia Kaufman and Kevin Booker

Evaluating National Ongoing Programs: Implementing the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Gold Standard Evaluation

Annalisa Mastri, Sheena McConnell, Linda Rosenberg, Peter Schochet, Dana Rotz, Andrew Clarkwest, Ken Fortson, AnnaMaria McCutcheon, Katie Bodenlos, Jessica Ziegler and Paul Burkander

Effects of Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Development in Rural Kenya (WASH Benefits Kenya): A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Christine P. Stewart, Patricia Kariger, Lia Fernald, Amy J. Pickering, Charles D. Arnold, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alan E. Hubbard, Holly N. Dentz, Audrie Lin, Theodora J. Meerkerk, Erin Milner, Jenna Swarthout, John M. Colford, Jr. and Clair Null

Impacts of the 9th SOW QIO Program Care Transitions Theme on Condition-Specific Readmission Rates

Jelena Zurovac, Arnold Chen, Sue Felt-Lisk and Myles Maxfield