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Serving Elders at Risk: The Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs National Evaluation of the Elderly Nutrition Program 1993-1995. Volume III: Methodology and Appendices: James C. Ohls, Michael Ponza and Dexter Chu
Early Care and Education Partnerships: A Review of the Literature: Patricia Del Grosso, Lauren Akers, Andrea Mraz Esposito and Diane Paulsell
The Impacts of Regular Upward Bound on Postsecondary Outcomes 7-9 Years After Scheduled High School Graduation: Neil S. Seftor, Arif Mamun and Allen Schirm
Insights About the Transition System for SSI Youth from the National Evaluation of Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE): Gina Livermore, Todd Honeycutt, Arif Mamun and Jacqueline Kauff
Reporting Sources of Error in U.S. Federal Government Surveys: Daniel Kasprzyk and Lee Giesbrecht
Is It Time to Establish a National Disability Data System?: David C. Stapleton and Craig Thornton
Comparing the Reliability and Predictive Power of Child, Teacher, and Guardian Reports of Noncognitive Skills: Shuaizhang Feng, Yujie Han, James Heckman and Tim Kautz
A National Survey of the Arrangements Managed-Care Plans Make with Physicians: Marsha R. Gold, Robert Hurley, Timothy Lake, Todd Ensor and Robert Berenson
Medicaid-Financed Institutional Services: Characteristics of Nursing Home and ICF/IID Residents and Their Patterns of Care: Jeffrey Ballou, Valerie Cheh, Dean Miller and Audra Wenzlow
Multi-Armed RCTs: A Design-Based Framework: Peter Z. Schochet
Is There a Foster Care-To-Prison Pipeline? Evidence from Quasi-Randomly Assigned Investigators: E. Jason Baron and Max Gross
Using Tau-Argus and sdcTable to Conduct Secondary Cell Supression for Linked Tables: Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang and David Edson
Employment and Economic Well-Being of People With and Without Disabilities Before and After the Great Recession: Gina A. Livermore and Todd C. Honeycutt
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2005: Karen E. Cunnyngham, Laura A. Castner and Allen L. Schirm
Trends in Medicare+Choice: Benefits and Premiums, 1999-2002: Lori Achman and Marsha Gold
Food Security and Food Access Among Emergency Food Pantry Households: James Mabli and David Jones
Costs and Benefits of Providing In-Person Professional Medical Interpreters in the Emergency Department: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study: Ann D. Bagchi, Stacy Dale, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Sky Andrecheck, Kathleen Zavotsky and Robert Eisenstein
Using a "Road Test" to Improve Human Services Programs (Practice Brief): Jonathan McCay, Michelle Derr and Ann Person
Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments: Interim Evaluation Report: Julia B. Baller, James Woerheide, Keanan Lane, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz and Marian V. Wrobel
Facility and Client Characteristics Associated with Follow-Up After Discharge from an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility: Jonathan Brown and Nadia Bell
Healthy People (HP) 2010 Disparity Elimination Goals: Case Studies of State Efforts: Marsha Gold
Consumers Face Higher Costs as Health Plans Seek to Control Drug Spending: Glen P. Mays, Robert E. Hurley and Joy M. Grossman
Doubling Down: Reforming Retirement and Disability Policy at the Same Time: David Stapleton
Participation in Math Corps Increases College Enrollment: Barbara Harris and Lindsay Fox
Why Equity Matters for Adult College Completion: Ann E. Person, Julie Bruch and Lisbeth Goble
Predictive Validity of MCAS and PARCC: Comparing 10th Grade MCAS Tests to PARCC Integrated Math II, Algebra II, and 10th Grade English Language Arts Tests: Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kate Place, Erin Dillon and Brian Gill
The Washington University Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Program After One Year: Nancy Archibald, Jennifer Schore, Randall Brown, Deborah Peikes and Sean Orzol
Connecting At-Risk Youth to Promising Occupations: M.C. Bradley, Jiffy Lansing and Matthew Stagner
We Grow Together Professional Development System: Professional Development Experiences in Infant-Toddler Care: Ann Li, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Tutrang Nguyen
Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Family Service Use and Its Relationship with Youth Outcomes: Michael Levere, Todd Honeycutt, Gina Livermore, Arif Mamun and Karen Katz
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study III: Public-Use File Documentation, Version 2: Anne Gordon, Elizabeth Condon, Melissa Clark, Karin Zeller, Elaine Hill, Ander Wilson and Ronette Briefel
Detour to Opportunity: A Guide on Young Adult Diversion from the Criminal Justice System: Jillian Stein, Katie Bodenlos, Armando YaÃ±ez, Johanna Lacoe and Jillian Berk
Family Caregiving: 20 Years of Federal Policy (In Focus Brief): Debra Lipson
Market Signals: Evidence on the Determinants and Consequences of School Choice from a Citywide Lottery (Journal Article): Steven Glazerman and Dallas Dotter
Evaluating Infrastructure Development in Complex Home Visiting Systems: Margaret Hargreaves, Russell Cole, Brandon Coffee-Borden, Diane Paulsell and Kimberly Boller
Measurement and Evaluation Checklist: Design the Solution (Phase 1): Ryan Ruggiero, Mikia Manley, Virginia Knechtel, Kate Place and Megan Shoji
Promising Practices in a Time of Budget Stringency: Holly Stockdale, Ian Hill and Embry Howell
Year 2 Demonstration Impacts of Using Medicaid Data to Directly Certify Students for Free School Meals: Lara Hulsey, Joshua Leftin, Anne Gordon, Claire Smither Wulsin, Nicholas Redel, Allen Schirm, Nicholas Beyler, Sheila Heaviside, Brian Estes and Carole Trippe
What Have We Learned About Homeschooling?: Eric J. Isenberg
Equity, Inclusivity, and Innovative Digital Technologies to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health: Sonoo Thadaney Israni, Michael E. Matheny, Ryan Matlow and Danielle Whicher
Small Samples Due to Lower-Than-Planned Enrollment in Impact Evaluations: What to Do?: Russell Cole
The Changing US Health Care System: Challenges for Responsible Public Policy: Marsha Gold
Program Error in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Findings from the Second Access, Participation, Eligibility and Certification Study (APEC II). Volume 1: Findings: Quinn Moore, Judith Cannon, Dallas Dotter, Esa Eslami, John Hall, Joanne Lee, Alicia Leonard, Nora Paxton, Michael Ponza, Emily Weaver, Eric Zeidman, Mustafa Karakus and Roline Milfort
Understanding the Variation in Costs Among HIV Primary Care Providers: Boyd H. Gilman and Jeremy C. Green
State Differences in the Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities: Todd Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins, Maura Bardos and Steven Stern
Data Gaps Could Hinder Efforts to Educate Enough Nurses to Meet Demand: Amy Overcash, Grace Roemer and Angela Gerolamo
The Gary Experiment in Welfare Reform: Kenneth Kehrer Stanley Stephenson and Jr.
Publishing Nutrition Research: Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic Test Assessment in Nutrition-Related Research: Philip M. Gleason, Jeffrey Harris, Patricia M. Sheean, Carol J. Boushey and Barbara Bruemmer
Using a Calendar and Explanatory Instructions to Aid Within-Household Selection in Mail Surveys: Mathew Stange, Jolene D. Smyth and Kristen Olson
Ready, Steady, Grow: Preparing Students for Changing Career Requirements (Infographic): Jan Anderson
Exploiting Spatial Dependence to Improve Measurement of Neighborhood Social Processes: Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz and Stephen W. Raudenbush
The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report: Barbara Devaney, Amy Johnson, Rebecca Maynard and Christopher Trenholm
The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts Over the Past Decade: Deborah Peikes, Erin Fries Taylor, Ann S. Oâ€™Malley and Eugene C. Rich
Who Enrolls in Medicaid Managed Care Programs that Cover Long-Term Services and Supports? Implications of Enrollee Diversity for a National Cross-State Evaluation: Jessica Kasten, Debra Lipson, Paul Saucier and Jenna Libersky
Medicare+Choice 2000: Will Enrollees Spend More and Receive Less?: Amanda Cassidy and Marsha Gold
Building Advocacy Capacity Where Grantees Started: Jung Kim, Debra A. Strong, Judith Wooldridge and Margaret Gerteis
Do Environmental Messages Work on the Poor? Experimental Evidence from Brazilian Favelas: Chantal Toledo
Mejores Inicios El Estado del Aprendizaje Temprano y Preparacin para el Kindergarten en East Yakima y White Center: Diane Paulsell, Kimberly Boller, Nikki Aikens, Martha Kovac and Patricia Del Grosso
Market Rate Surveys and Alternative Methods of Data Collection and Analysis to Inform Subsidy Payment Rates: Eiizabeth Davis, Lynn A. Karoly, Bobbie Weber, Pia Caronongan, Kathryn Tout, Patti Banghart, Sara Shaw and Anne Partika
Evaluation of Free to Grow, Phase II: Detailed Profile of the Free to Grow Project in Kentucky: Alicia Meckstroth
Health Care Utilization Among Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP via Express Lane Eligibility: Margaret Colby and Brenda Natzke
The Promotion Power Impacts of Louisiana High Schools: Jonah Deutsch, Matthew Johnson and Brian Gill
Quick Steps to Improve Programs Using Behavioral Insights: Matthew Darling, Jaclyn Lefkowitz, Samia Amin, Greg Chojnacki and Irma Perez-Johnson
The NIH Intramural Research Loan Repayment Program: Synthesis of Findings from Process and Outcomes Analyses: Steven Glazerman, Tim Silva and Neil Seftor
Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2014: Eric Morris, Melissa Medeiros, Noelle Denny-Brown, Victoria Peebles, Bailey G. Orshan, Rebecca Coughlin, Rebecca SweetlLester, Susan R. Williams and Brynn Hagen
Growing Pains: Lessons from WAIT Training in Florida (Executive Summary): Betsy Keating and Rachel Shapiro
Simple Encouragement Emails Increased Take-Up of Reemployment Program (Infographic): Matthew Darling, Christopher Oâ€™Leary, Irma Perez-Johnson, Jaclyn Lefkowitz, Ken Kline, Ben Damerow, Randall Eberts, Samia Amin and Greg Chojnacki
The Power of Nutrition: How It Is Working and Early Learnings: Anitha Sivasankaran, Anu Rangarajan, Nikita Ramchandani and Heather Ingraham
Parents and Children Together: How Low-Income Fathers in Responsible Fatherhood Programs Perceive and Provide Financial Support for Their Children: Quinn Moore, Rebekah Selekman, Ankita Patnaik and Heather Zaveri
Measuring the Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation on Food Security (Executive Summary): James Mabli, Jim Ohls, Lisa Dragoset, Laura Canstner and Betsy Santos
Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Year 1 Impact Findings from an RCT: Steven Glazerman, Sarah Dolfin, Martha Bleeker, Amy Johnson, Eric Isenberg, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Mary Grider and Edward Britton
Making Medical Homes Work: Moving from Concept to Practice: Paul B. Ginsburg, Myles Maxfield, Ann S. O'Malley, Deborah Peikes and Hoangmai H. Pham
Comparative Evaluation of National Health Service Corps Alumni Retained in Health Manpower Shortage Areas: Research Design: Kathryn M. Langwell, Shelly L. Nelson and Edward Lenk
TRICARE for Children: Between Medicaid and Marketplace Plans for Comprehensiveness and Cost Sharing: Joseph S. Zickafoose, Amanda Lechner and Thomas Williams
Examining Attrition in the Physician Component of the Community Tracking Study: Frank Potter, Michael Sinclair and Steve Williams
Launching a National Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program: Title V State SRAE Program Plans: Theresa Neelan, Danielle DeLisle and Susan Zief
Milpitas Early Learning Transitions Model: Using Assessment Data to Inform Teacher Practice: Emily Moiduddin, Celina Kamler, Lizabeth Malone and Kathryn Gonzalez
Reaching the Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP: Evaluation Findings from the Fiscal Year 2009 Pilots: Jacqueline Kauff, Lisa Dragoset, Elizabeth Clary, Elizabeth Laird, Libby Makowsky and Emily Sama-Miller
Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Interventions on Schooling Outcomes Among Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Lusaka, Zambia (Working Paper): Minki Chatterji, Paul Hutchinson, Nancy Murray, Kathy Buek, Yvonne Mulenga and Tom Ventimiglia
Does Weighting for Nonresponse Increase the Variance of Survey Means? (Conference Paper): Roderick J. Little and Sonya Vartivarian
Does Intensive Mentoring Improve Teaching? Results from a Randomized Experiment: Steven Glazerman, Eric Isenberg, Sarah Dolfin, Martha Bleeker, Amy Johnson, Mary Grider and Matthew Jacobus
Testing Municipal Wastewater to Flexibly Monitor Health and Safety: Aparna Keshaviah, Cindy Hu and Marisa Henry
A Behaviour Change Intervention with Lipidâ€ Based Nutrient Supplements had Little Impact on Young Child Feeding Indicators in Rural Kenya: Kendra Byrd, Holly N. Dentz, Anne Williams, Marion Kiprotich, Amy J. Pickering, Ronald Omondi, Osborne Kwena, Gouthami Rao, Charles D. Arnold, Benjamin F. Arnold, Kathryn G. Dewey, John M. Colford, Jr., Clair Null and Christine P. Stewart
Forging Successful Partnerships Between Health Plans and States: James M. Verdier
Strengthening Unmarried Parents' Relationships: The Early Impacts of Building Strong Families: Robert G. Wood, Sheena McConnell, Quinn Moore, Andrew Clarkwest and JoAnn Hsueh
CHIP Improves Children's Access to Care, Eases Financial Burden on Families (In Focus Brief): Mathematica Policy Research
Improving Sanitation at Scale: Lessons from TSSM Implementation in East Java, Indonesia: Samia Amin, Anu Rangarajan and Evan Borkum
Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, and Treatment Effects? Reassessing Bias in Nonexperimental Estimators: Kenneth Fortson, Philip Gleason, Emma Kopa and Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS), October 1, 1998 Questionnaire: Mathematica Policy Research
Using Promotion Power to Identify the Effectiveness of Public High Schools in the District of Columbia: Max Gross, Menbere Shiferaw, Jonah Deutsch and Brian Gill
Evaluation of Oakland Unite: Year 1 Strategy Report: Naihobe Gonzalez, Johanna Lacoe, Ebo Dawson-Andoh, Armando YaÃ±ez, Natasha Nicolai and Sarah Crissey
Kauffman Firm Survey Fourth Follow-Up: Draft Questionnaire: David DesRoches
Transitions Across the Marketplace, Medicaid, and CHIP: How Similar are Primary Care Physician Networks Across Programs?: Cara Orfield, Lauren Hula and Michael Barna
Quarterly Youth Unemployment Rates in Large Metro Areas, 2021: Hande Inanc and Megan Caruso
Competency-Based Education in College Settings: Ann Person
Medicare Advantage Benefit Design: What Does It Provide, What Doesn't It Provide, and Should Standards Apply?: Marsha Gold and Maria Cupples Hudson
Advancing Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Toolkit on Recognizing and Conducting Opportunistic Experiments in the Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Policy Area: Alicia Meckstroth, Alexandra Resch, Jonathan McCay, Michelle Derr, Jillian Berk and Lauren Akers
Understanding College Match Among KIPP Northern California Students: Naihobe Gonzalez and Dan Thal
Forging Partnerships (In the Spotlight): Emily Knas and M. C. Bradley
Influencing Mode Choice in a Multi-Mode Survey: Geraldine Mooney, Cheryl De Saw, Xiaojing Lin, Andrew Hurwitz and Flora Lan

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