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Nutrition Supports for Families with Young Children: An Equity-Focused Policy Research Agenda

Andrew Burwick and Diane Paulsell

Medical Home Evaluations: Why They Can Fail, How to Structure Them

Debbie Peikes

Value-Added: It's Not Perfect But It Makes Sense

Steven Glazerman, Dan Goldhaber, Susanna Loeb, Doug Staiger, Stephen Raudenbush and Grover Whitehurst

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

Evaluation Exemplar: The Critical Importance of Stakeholder Relations in a National Experimental Abstinence Education Evaluation

Paul R. Brandon, Nick L. Smith, Christopher Trenholm and Barbara Devaney

Perspectives on Networking, Cultural Values, and Skills Among African American Men with Spinal Cord Injury: A Reconsideration of Social Capital Theory

M. Njeri Jackson, Michelle A. Meade, Phyllis S. Ellenbogen and Kirsten Barrett

Food Security and Food Access Among Emergency Food Pantry Households

James Mabli and David Jones

State Contracting with Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: Issues and Options

James Verdier, Alexandra Kruse, Rebecca SweetlLester, Ann Mary Philip and Danielle Chelminsky

Using Data to Connect TANF Clients to Good Jobs: An Opportunity to Foster WIOA Partnerships

Kristen Joyce, Alix Gould-Werth, MIchelle Derr, Elias Sanchez-Eppler, Carrie Clowney and Lily Roberts

Facility and Client Characteristics Associated with Follow-Up After Discharge from an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility

Jonathan Brown and Nadia Bell

BOND Implementation and Evaluation: First-Year Snapshot of Earnings and Benefit Impacts for Stage 1

David Stapleton, David Wittenburg, Daniel Gubits, David Judkins, David R. Mann and Andrew McGuirk

Pay for Performance: Evaluating the Teacher Incentive Fund (In Focus Brief)

Jeffrey Max, Jill Constantine, Alison Wellington, Kristin Hallgren, Steven Glazerman, Hanley Chiang and Cecilia Speroni

Medicaid Expansion and Health Services Use for Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Arkansas

Jeral Self, Kevin Callison, Anthony Goudie, Kanna Lewis and Joseph Thompson

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

Descriptive Data on Head Start Children and Families from FACES 2019: Fall 2019 Data Tables and Study Design

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

Impact of Critical Access Hospital Conversion on Beneficiary Liability

Boyd H. Gilman

Quick Steps to Improve Programs Using Behavioral Insights

Matthew Darling, Jaclyn Lefkowitz, Samia Amin, Greg Chojnacki and Irma Perez-Johnson

Small Samples Due to Lower-Than-Planned Enrollment in Impact Evaluations: What to Do?

Russell Cole

The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

Critical Research Questions for Improving the Full Integration of Persons with Disabilities in the Workforce

Craig Thornton

PREP Snapshot: Inputs and Outcomes: PREP Programs Serving Adjudicated Youth

Lauren Murphy, Susan Zief and Lara Hulsey

The Role of Assistant Principals: Evidence and Insights for Advancing School Leadership, Study Highlights

Ellen Goldring, Mollie Rubin and Mariesa Herrmann

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

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

Summary of Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year 2012

Ann M. Collins, Ronette Briefel, Jacob Alex Klerman, Gretchen Rowe, Anne Wolf, Christopher W. Logan, Anne Gordon, Carrie Wolfson, Ayesha Enver, Cheryl Owens, Charlotte Cabili and Stephen Bell

New Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: The Transition to Medicaid Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Carol V. Irvin, Rosemary Borck and Wilfredo Lim

Evaluation of the Water-to-Market Activity in Armenia

Kenneth Fortson, Anu Rangarajan, Randall Blair, Joanne Lee and Valentine Gilbert

Data Gaps Could Hinder Efforts to Educate Enough Nurses to Meet Demand

Amy Overcash, Grace Roemer and Angela Gerolamo

Factors Contributing to Poor Satisfaction with Sleep and Healthcare Seeking Behavior in Older Adults

Abraham Olufunmilola, Jia Pu, Loren J. Schleiden and Steven M. Albert

Implementation of a 2-for-1 Price Incentive for Fruits and Vegetables in a Grocery Retail Setting

Rebecca Franckle, R. J. Boulos, A. N. Thorndike, A. J. Moran, N. Khandpur, J. Greene, J. P. Block, E. B. Rimm and M. Polacsek

Integration of Medicare and Medicaid for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: State Efforts Inside and Outside Demonstration Authority

James M. Verdier

Bending the Employment, Income, and Cost Curves for People with Disabilities

David C. Stapleton

Developing American Job Centers in Jails: Implementation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Grants

Jeanne Bellotti, Samina Sattar, Alix Gould-Werth, Jillian Berk, Ivette GHutierrez, Jillian Stein, Hannah Betesh, Lindsay Ochoa and Andrew Wiegand

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

Lisa Dragoset and Anne Gordon

Neither Easy Nor Cheap

Sheena McConnell, Peter Schochet and Alberto Martini

We Grow Together Professional Development System: Professional Development Experiences in Infant-Toddler Care

Ann Li, Sally Atkins-Burnett and Tutrang Nguyen

Maximizing the Value of Philanthropic Efforts Through Planned Partnerships Between the U.S. Government and Private Foundations (Presentation)

Debra A. Strong

Understanding the Variation in Costs Among HIV Primary Care Providers

Boyd H. Gilman and Jeremy C. Green

Examining the Effect of EVS Spending on HCAHPS Scores: A Value Optimization Matrix for Expense Management

Deirdre McCaughey, Samantha Stalley and Eric Williams

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report

Barbara Devaney, Amy Johnson, Rebecca Maynard and Christopher Trenholm

Perils of Pioneering: Monitoring Medicaid Managed Care

Judith Wooldridge and Sheila D. Hoag

Detour to Opportunity: A Guide on Young Adult Diversion from the Criminal Justice System

Jillian Stein, Katie Bodenlos, Armando Yañez, Johanna Lacoe and Jillian Berk

Equity, Inclusivity, and Innovative Digital Technologies to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health

Sonoo Thadaney Israni, Michael E. Matheny, Ryan Matlow and Danielle Whicher

Review of WIC Food Packages: Proposed Framework for Revisions

Committee to Review WIC Food Packages, Food Nutrition Board and of which Mary Kay Fox is a Committee Member

Closures Are the Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Variation in State Vocational Rehabilitation Program Exits After Service Receipt

David Stapleton, Todd Honeycutt and Bruce Schechter

Cross-Site Evaluation Update: Cost Analysis

Andrew Burwick

Initial Experiences of Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder Participating in the PROMISE Initiative

Ankita Patnaik, Jeffrey Hemmeter and Arif Mamun

School Principals' Perspectives on the Passport to Teaching

Steven Glazerman, Christina Tuttle and Gail Baxter

Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Model: Findings at a Glance Evaluation of Second Year (2018)

Deborah Peikes, Grace Anglin, Janice Genevro and Et Al.

Using a Calendar and Explanatory Instructions to Aid Within-Household Selection in Mail Surveys

Mathew Stange, Jolene D. Smyth and Kristen Olson

Participation in Math Corps Increases College Enrollment

Barbara Harris and Lindsay Fox

Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report

LaDonna Pavetti, Jacqueline Kauff, Michelle K. Derr, Jeffrey Max, Ann Person and Gretchen Kirby

Technical Working Paper: Creation of the September 2009 Baseline of the 2005 MATH SIPP+ Microsimulation Model and Database

Joel Smith

Hunger in America 2010 National Report Prepared for Feeding America

James Mabli, Rhoda Cohen, Frank Potter and Zhanyun Zhao

Using a "Road Test" to Improve Human Services Programs (Practice Brief)

Jonathan McCay, Michelle Derr and Ann Person

Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment

Sarah A. Avellar and Lauren H. Supplee

Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes for Students Participating in a Model Transition Program

Richard G. Luecking, Ellen S. Fabian, Kara Contreary, Todd C. Honeycutt and Debra Martin Luecking

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

Todd Honeycutt, Maura Bardos and Stephanie McLeod

Promising Practices in a Time of Budget Stringency

Holly Stockdale, Ian Hill and Embry Howell

Encouraging Survey Response Among Diverse, Hard-to-Reach Populations: Use of Differential Incentives (Presentation)

Alicia Harrington

How Well is CHIP Addressing Primary and Preventive Care Needs and Access for Children?

Kimberly V. Smith and Claire Dye

Job Loss After Injury or Illness: Making Stakeholders More Accountable

Steve Bruns

Obesity Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care: Four Behaviors to Target

Robert C. Whitaker

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Coaching and Navigation: Insights from Convening Panelists

Ryan Ruggiero and Shaun Stevenson

Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results from the 2013 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey

Deborah Lessne, Melissa Cidade, Amy Gerke, Karlesha Roland and Michael Sinclair

Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments Design Plan Supplement: Interim Outcomes Evaluation

Julia Baller, Marian V. Wrobel, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Mariel Finucane and Carol Irvin

Improving Processes and Increasing Efficiency: The Case for States Participating in a Process Improvement Collaborative

Sheila Hoag and Judith Wooldridge

Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2005

Karen E. Cunnyngham, Laura A. Castner and Allen L. Schirm

Measuring Children's Progress from Preschool Through Third Grade

Sally Atkins-Burnett

Ten-Year Impacts of Burkina Faso's BRIGHT Program

Mikal Davis, Nick Ingwersen, Harounan Kazianga, Leigh Linden, Arif Mamun, Ali Protik and Matt Sloan

Better Beginnings: Partnering with Families for Early Learning Home Visit Observations

Kristin Hallgren, Kimberly Boller and Diane Paulsell

Exploiting Spatial Dependence to Improve Measurement of Neighborhood Social Processes

Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz and Stephen W. Raudenbush

Early Care and Education Partnerships: A Review of the Literature

Patricia Del Grosso, Lauren Akers, Andrea Mraz Esposito and Diane Paulsell

Ready, Steady, Grow: Preparing Students for Changing Career Requirements (Infographic)

Jan Anderson

Educating Beneficiaries About the Cost of Care: Health Accounts in Arkansas, Indiana, and Michigan

Rachel Miller and Kara Contreary

Choice Varies Widely for Beneficiaries

Jessica Mittler and Marsha Gold

The Economic Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Amy Dworsky

Toolkit to Support Capacity Building Initiatives for Strategic Learning Initiatives

Emily Gardner, Emma Pottinger, Ramya Tallapragada, Alexandra Resch and Virginia Knechtel

Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, and Treatment Effects? Reassessing Bias in Nonexperimental Estimators

Kenneth Fortson, Philip Gleason, Emma Kopa and Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz

Not Just Numeracy and Literacy: Theory of Mind Development and School Readiness among Low-Income Children

Elizabeth Woodburn Cavadel and Douglas A. Frye

Backlash or a Positive Response?: Public Opinion of LGB Issues After Obergefell v. Hodges

Emily Kazyak and Mathew Stange

How Accountable Care Organizations Use Population Segmentation to Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients

Ann S. O’Malley, Eugene C. Rich, Rumin Sarwar, Eli Schultz, W. Cannon Warren, Tanya Shah and Melinda K. Abrams

How Are the Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Different from Those of Other Medicaid Buy-In Participants?

Su Liu and Sarah Croake

Choosing Wisely: Selecting Outcomes for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Services for Adults with Disabilities

Debra J. Lipson, Matthew Kehn and Eugene Rich

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Improper Payments Data Collection Pilot Project

Rhoda Cohen, Lara Hulsey, Stacie Feldman, Claudia Gentile and John Hall

Dynamics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation from 2008 to 2012

Joshua Leftin, Nancy Wemmerus, James Mabli, Thomas Godfrey and Stephen Tordella

Early Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Findings from Exploratory Site Visits and Review of Program Plans

Demetra Smith Nightingale, Terri Thompson, Nancy Pindus, Pamela Holcomb, Edgar Lee, Jesse Valente and John Trutko

Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Children's Progress During Head Start, FACES 2009 Report

Nikki Aikens, Ashley Kopack Klein, Louisa Tarullo and Jerry West

State Partnership Initiative: Characteristics of Participants Enrolled Through March 2003

Deborah Peikes and Nora Paxton

Securing Coverage for Children by Advocating for the ACA: Experience from the KidsWell Grantees in New Mexico and New York

Sheila Hoag, Debra Lipson, Michaella Morzuch and Victoria Peebles

Expanding Employer Engagement and Job Placement

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

State Agencies’ Use of Administrative Data for Improved Practice: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities

Scott W. Allard, Emily R. Wiegand, Colleen Schlecht, A. Rupa Datta, Robert M. Goerge and Elizabeth Weigensberg

The Impact of Quality-Reporting Programs on Hospital Operations

Hoangmai H. Pham, Jennifer Coughlan and Ann S. O'Malley

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

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

Usual Food Intakes of 2- and 3-Year Old U.S. Children Are Not Consistent with Dietary Guidelines

Mary Kay Fox, Elizabeth Gearan, Judith Cannon, Ronette Briefel, Denise M. Deming, Alison L. Eldridge and Kathleen C. Reidy

Job Skills and Minority Youth: New Program Directions (Book Review)

Matthew T. Johnson

Effects of Four Responsible Fatherhood Programs for Low-Income Fathers: Evidence from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation

Sarah Avellar, Reginald Covington, Quinn Moore, Ankita Patnaik and April Wu

The Effectiveness of the Postemployment Services Demonstration: Preliminary Findings

Anu Rangarajan, Alicia Meckstroth and Tim Novak

Selecting the Best Comparison Group and Evaluation Design: A Guidance Document for State Section 1115 Demonstration Evaluations

James D. Reschovsky, Jessica Heeringa and Maggie Colby