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Evaluation of the Recent Experience of the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program: Beneficiaries Served, Services Provided, and Program Costs

Jody Schimmel, Allison Roche and Gina Livermore

The Negative Income Tax Experiment in New Jersey: General Discussion

David Kershaw

Competencies and Strategies of Effective School Turnaround Leaders (Infographic)

Mid-Atlantic administered by Mathematica Policy Research Rel

The Complier Average Causal Effect Parameter for Multiarmed RCTs

Peter Z. Schochet

MAX and NCHS Survey Linkage, 1999-2009

Julie Sykes and Kerianne Hourihan

Creation of the November 1999 MATH SIPP Microsimulation Model and Database

Mike Bloom

Evaluation Options for the Papers Developed Under the SSI Youth Solutions Project

Todd Honeycutt, Amal Harrati, Andrew Langan, Gina Livermore and R. Vincent Pohl

Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2002

Randy Rosso and Melissa Faux

Designing Participant-Centered Programs: Participant Reflections on What Works Well in Social Services Programs

Akanksha Jayanthi, Asaph Glosser and Jordan Engel

Measuring Recent Apparent Declines in Longevity: The Role of Increasing Educational Attainment

John Bound, Arline T. Geronimus, Javier M. Rodriguez and Timothy A. Waidmann

Compound-Risk Aversion, Ambiguity, and the Willingness to Pay for Microinsurance

Ghada Elabed and Michael Carter

New Data Available from the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) (In Focus Brief)

David K. Baugh and Carol V. Irvin

Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers' Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns

Robert G. Wood, Sarah Avellar and Brian Goesling

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) 9-Month Twin Triad Restricted-Use Data File

Nikki Aikens, Nana Kwakye, Amy Rathbun, Jennifer Park and Jodi Jacobson Chernoff

The NQF Scientific Methods Panel: Enhancing the Review and Endorsement Process for Performance Measures

David R. Nerenz, David Cella, Lacy Fabian, Eugene Nuccio, John Bott, J. Matt Austin, Samuel Simon, Jack Needleman and Karen Johnson

Spotlight on South Carolina

Dana Petersen, Christal Ramos, Emily Lawton and Amanda Napoles

2012 and 2014 Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse: Fourth Annual Report to Congress

Mathematica Policy Research

National Survey of SSI Children and Families Sample Design

Frank Potter, Michael Sinclair and Bidisha Ghosh

Building College and Career Pathways for High School Students: Youth CareerConnect, Technical Report for the Impact Study

Paul Burkander, Nan Maxwell, Menbere Shiferaw, Matt Jacobus, Alma Vigil, Charles Tilley, Alicia Harrington, Erin Dillon, Hande Inanc and Peter Schochet

Evaluation of School Nutrition Policy

Philip Gleason

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects, Volume II: Data Collection Study Methods and Supplementary Tables on Certification Impacts

John Burghardt, Philip M. Gleason, Michael Sinclair, Rhoda Cohen, Lara Hulsey and Julita Milliner-Waddell

New Work-Limiting Health Events and Occupational Transitions Among Older Workers

Jody Schimmel Hyde and April Yanyuan Wu

Correlates of Unintended Birth Among Low-Income Hispanic Immigrants at High Risk for Depression

Anna L. Christensen, Deborah F. Perry, Huynh-Nhu Le and Saifuddin Ahmed

Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2005

Allison Barrett

Why Do TRICARE Beneficiaries Miss Medical Appointments?

Breanna Wakar, Amy Gehrke and Nancy Clusen

State at a Glance: Alaska

Grace Anglin, Ian Hill, Ashley Palmer, Margo Wilkinson and Arnav Shah

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): Questionnaire

Prepared by Mathematica Policy Research

Analysis of the 1985 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals Volume 1: Estimating Usual Dietary Intake, Assessing Dietary Adequacy, and Estimating Program Effects: Applications of Three Advanced Methodologies Using FNS's Four-Day Analysis File

Thomas Fraker, Sharon K. Long and Charles E. Post

Measuring Up: A Novel Approach to Assessing State Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care

Jenna Libersky and Debra Lipson

Managing the Care of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: A Review of Selected State Programs and Special Needs Plans

James M. Verdier, Melanie Au and Jessica Gillooly

Successful Vocational Rehabilitation Innovations: Building a Better Toolbox

Susan M. Foley and Gina Livermore

Elementary School Data Issues for Value-Added Models: Implications for Research (Journal Article)

Eric Isenberg, Bing-ru Teh and Elias Walsh

Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions that Need to be Powered to Detect Small Impacts

John Deke, Thomas Wei and Tim Kautz

Structuring Payment to Medical Homes After the Affordable Care Act

Samuel T. Edwards, Melinda K. Abrams, Richard J. Baron, Robert A. Berenson, Eugene C. Rich, Gary E. Rosenthal, Meredith B. Rosenthal and Bruce E. Landon

Diet Quality of American Young Children by WIC Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008 (Summary)

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

The Impact of the Regional Partnership Grant Program on Adult Recovery and Well-Being, and Child Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being Outcomes

Russell Cole, Alyson Burnett and Debra Strong

False Choices, Policy Framing, and the Promise of "Big Data"

Paul Decker

Preventive Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Reduce Severe Wasting and Severe Stunting Among Young Children: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Clair Null, Kathryn G. Dewey, Charles D. Arnold, K. Ryan Wessells, Elizabeth L. Prado, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Hasmot Ali, Benjamin F. Arnold, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Sania Ashraf, Elodie Becquey, Kenneth H. Brown, Parul Christian, John M. Colford, Jr, Sherlie J. L. Dulience, Lia C. H. Fernald, Emanuela Galasso, Lotta Hallamaa, Sonja Y. Hess, Jean H. Humphrey, Lieven Huybregts, Lora L. Iannottie, Kaniz Jannat, Anna Lartey, Agnes Le Port, Jef Leroy, Stephen P. Luby, Kenneth Maleta, Susana L. Matias, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya, Malay K. Mridha, Minyanga Nkhoma, Rina R. Paul, Harriet Okronipa, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Amy J. Pickering, Andrew J. Prendergast, Marie Ruel, Saijuddin Shaikh, Ann M. Weber, Patricia Wolff, Amanda Zongrone and Christine P Stewart

Pretest Measures of the Study Outcome and the Elimination of Selection Bias: Evidence from Three Within Study Comparisons

Kelly Hallberg, Thomas D. Cook, Peter M. Steiner and M. H. Clark

Using Hospital Data to Predict Child Maltreatment Risk

Emily Putnam-Hornstein, John Prindle, Rebecca Rebbe, Jeannie Huang, Cynthia Kuelbs, Sarah Vega and Regan Foust

The Potential of Home Visitor Services to Strengthen Welfare-to-Work Programs for Teenage Parents on Cash Assistance

Meredith Kelsey, Amy Johnson and Rebecca Maynard

What the Data Reveal About State SNAP Options

Karen Cunnyngham

Measuring Up: Learning About Improving Equity from Australia’s Early Childhood Development Census

Kimberly Boller and Yasmin Harman-Smith

Serving Elders at Risk: The Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs National Evaluation of the Elderly Nutrition Program 1993-1995. Volume II: Title VI Evaluation Findings

Michael Ponza, James C. Ohls, Barbara E. Millen, Audrey M. McCool, Karen E. Needels, Linda Rosenberg, Dexter Chu, Catherine Daly and Paula A. Quatromoni

Challenges in Adolescent Reading Intervention: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial

Naihobe Gonzalez, Sophie MacIntyre and Pilar Beccar-Varela

Databases to Track Use of Preventive Services After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Anna Hill and JudyAnn Bigby

How are PCORI-Funded Researchers Engaging Patients in Research and What are the Ethical Implications?

Lauren E. Ellis and Nancy E. Kass

Spotlight on Express Lane Eligibility (ELE): A Tool to Improve Enrollment and Renewal

Sheila D. Hoag

Predicting Disability Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries Using Claims-Based Indicators

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David C. Stapleton

Measuring Co-Regulation: A Draft Tool for Observing Educators in Youth-Serving Programs

Julia Alamillo, Scott Baumgartner, Aly Frei and Mindy Herman-Stahl

Landscape Analysis of Non-Cognitive Measures

Sally Atkins-Burnett, Camila Fernandez, Lauren Akers, Jessica Jacobson and Claire Smither-Wulsin

Helping Working Families After Welfare: Access to New Jersey's Support Services

Linda C. Rosenberg, Charles Nagatoshi and Richard Roper

Baseline Report for the Georgia Improving General Education Quality Project’s School Rehabilitation Activity

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Nicholas Ingwersen, Elena Moroz and Matt Sloan

Launching the Right Time Initiative: A Baseline Evaluation and Learning Report for a Comprehensive and Equity-Focused Reproductive Health Strategy in Missouri

So O'Neil and Emily Hoe

Spring 2013 School Administrator Survey

David DesRoches and Kelley Borradaile

Governing the Public Workforce System: The Structure and Priorities of Local Workforce Investment Boards

Kristin Wolff

Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (In Focus Brief)

Robin Dion

Two Studies of Father Involvement in Early Head Start Programs: A National Survey and a Demonstration Program Evaluation

Helen H. Raikes and Jeanne Bellotti

Medicare Quality Monitoring System (MQMS): Monitoring Healthcare with Administrative Data

Lein F. Han and Myles Maxfield

Elderly Nutrition Program Evaluation Literature Review

Michael Ponza, James C. Ohls and Barbara M. Posner

Looking at Medicare Advantage: What Has Happened Since the Launch? What Will Happen in the Future?

Marsha Gold, Erin Fries Taylor, Christopher Fleming, Dawn Phelps, Maria Cupples Hudson and Miriam Loewenberg

Options for a National Database to Track Participation in Federal Means-Tested Public Assistance Programs

Myles Maxfield, James Ohls and William S. Borden

Evaluation of UNICEF's Early Childhood Development Programme with Focus on Government of Netherlands Funding (2008-2010): Ghana Country Case Study Report

Kimberly Boller, Kathy Buek, Andrew Burwick, Minki Chatterji, Diane Paulsell, Samia Amin, Evan Borkum, Larissa Campuzano and Jessica Jacobson

A Brief Description of the Examining Data Informing Teaching (EDIT) Measure (brief)

Lauren Akers, Shannon Monahan, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Barbara Wasik, Judy Carta and Felicia Hurwitz

Early Learning About Healthy Relationships, Data Snapshot: Healthy Marriage Programs for Youth

Sarah Avellar, Alexandra Stanczyk, Nikki Aikens, Mathew Stange and Grace Roemer

Case Study of New Jersey's Express Lane Eligibility Processes

Sheila Hoag and Adam Swinburn

Timing of Introduction of Complementary Foods and Beverages and Growth, Size, and Body Composition: A Systematic Review

Laural K. English, Julie E. Obbagy, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy F. Butte, Kathryn G. Dewey, Mary Kay Fox, Frank R. Greer, Nancy F. Krebs, Kelley S. Scanlon and Eve E. Stoody

Do Charter Middle Schools Improve Students' College Outcomes? (Evaluation Brief)

Kate Place and Philip Gleason

Six Features of Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Programs that Cut Hospital Admissions of High-Risk Patients (Journal Article)

Randall S. Brown, Deborah Peikes, Greg Peterson, Jennifer Schore and Carol M. Razafindrakoto

Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Among the Largest Contributors to Area Variations in Use of Medicare Services (Summary)

James D. Reschovsky, Arkadipta Ghosh, Kate A. Stewart and Deborah J. Chollet

Children's Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choices at School and Away from School?

Ariun Ishdorj, Mary Kay Crepinsek and Helen Jensen

Closing the Reading Gap: First Year Findings from a Randomized Trial of Four Reading Interventions for Striving Readers

Joseph Torgesen, David Myers, Allen Schirm, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Sonya Vartivarian, Wendy Mansfield, Fran Stancavage, Donna Durno, Rosanne Javorsky and Cinthia Haan

Nonrespondents and Nonresponse Bias: Evidence from a Survey of Former Welfare Recipients in Iowa

Jacqueline Kauff, Robert Olsen and Thomas Fraker

Rwanda Threshold Program Evaluation: Strengthening Civic Participation RNP Inspectorate Services and Media

Matt Sloan, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Lindsay Wood and Anu Rangarajan

The New Heights Evaluation: Implementing an Effective School-Based Program for Expectant and Parenting Teens

Susan Zief, Julie Worthington and Subuhi Asheer

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

Jacqueline Kauff, Todd Honeycutt, Karen Katz, Joseph Mastrianni and Adele Rizzuto

Evaluation of Teach For America: Lessons from a Randomized Field Trial in Education

Steven Glazerman

Food for Thought: Children's Diets in the 1990s

Philip Gleason and Carol Suitor

A Portrait of Head Start Classrooms and Programs in Spring 2020: FACES 2019 Descriptive Data Tables and Study Design

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

Improving the School Attendance of New Jersey's Youngest Learners: Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: Risk Factors and What Schools Can Do

Martha Bleeker, Jaimie Grazi and Felicia Hurwitz

Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation (Executive Summary)

Cynthia Miller, Megan Millenky, Lisa Schwartz, Lisbeth Goble and Jillian Stein

Spotlight on Vermont

Grace Anglin, Kelly Devers, Rebecca Peters, Vanessa Forsberg and Emily Lawton

Small Area Estimates Produced by the U.S. Federal Government: Methods and Issues

John L. Czajka

Using Lotteries to Evaluate Schools of Choice: Evidence from a National Study of Charter Schools

Christina Clark Tuttle, Philip Gleason and Melissa Clark

Dietary Effects of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program

Anne Gordon, Barbara L. Devaney and John Burghardt

Relaxing the FSP Vehicle Asset Test: Findings from the North Carolina Demonstration

Nancy Wemmerus and Bruce Gottlieb

Second Report to Congress on the Evaluation of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration

Randall Brown, Deborah Peikes, Arnold Chen, Judy Ng, Jennifer Schore and Clara Soh

Difference-in-Differences Methods in Public Finance

Travis St. Clair and Thomas D. Cook

Income and Poverty in 2002: The View from Five Surveys

John L. Czajka

Sources of Variation in State-Level Food Stamp Participation Rates

Scott Cody, Allen Schirm, Elizabeth Stuart, Laura Castner and Alan Zaslavsky

Economic Conditions of Head Start Families: Connections with Social Supports and Child and Family Well-Being

Elizabeth Doran, Nikki Aikens, Lizabeth Malone, Jeff Harrington and Judy Cannon

Beyond a Summer Work Experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative

Pamela Holcomb, Jessica Ziegler and Elizabeth Laird

Enhancing a Home Visiting Program to Address Repeat Adolescent Pregnancy: The Longer-Term Impacts of Steps to Success

Dana Rotz, Menbere Shiferaw and Robert G. Wood

Implementation of Career STREAMS: An Integrated Employment and Healthy Relationship Program for Young Adults

Daniel Friend, Heather Zaveri and Kathleen Feeney

The Status of Families on Child-Only TANF Cases

Robert G. Wood and Debra A. Strong

Personal Reemployment Accounts: How Would They Work?

Paul T. Decker and Irma Perez-Johnson

Implementing Parenting Interventions in Early Care and Education Settings: A Guidebook for Implementation

Tamara Halle, Diane Paulsell, Sarah Daily, Anne Douglass, Shannon Moodie and Allison Metz

Analysis of Proposed Changes to SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determination in the 2013 Farm Bill and Comparison of Cardiometabolic Health Status for SNAP Participants and Low-Income Nonparticipants

Joshua Leftin, Allison Dodd, Kai Filion, Rebecca Wang, Andrew Gothro and Karen Cunnyngham

Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) Are Promising Laboratories for Conduction Dissemination and Implementation Research

John Heintzman, Rachel Gold, Alexander Krist, Jay Crosson, Sonja Likumahuwa and Jennifer E. DeVoe

Examining Substance Use Disorder Treatment Demand and Provider Capacity in a Changing Health Care System: Initial Findings Report

Ellen Bouchery, Rebecca Morris and Jasmine Little