A group out of New Haven, CT called Innovations for Poverty Action is evaluating anti-poverty programs around the globe to determine what works and what doesn’t. In their words:
Innovations for Poverty Action applies rigorous research techniques to test and develop solutions to real-world problems faced by the poor in developing countries.
Great. The anti-poverty world (whether [...]
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What did you say your job was again?
Posted in Program Evaluations, Research & Data on January 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In the tradition of my teammates, I’d like to take a bit of time to introduce myself and my position as Client Relationship Manager with Tulsa Initiative. (If you haven’t seen their entries from the earliest days of the blog check out Micah’s, Diama’s, and Monica’s.) Within TI’s commitment to develop research- and evidence-based programs [...]
Single Parents vs. Long Term Unemployed in the Employment Retention & Advancement Demonstration
Posted in Jobs/Workforce, Program Evaluations, tagged Jobs/Workforce, MDRC on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
MDRC has been evaluating a program called the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration. One of ERA’s supported work projects is in the UK, where out-of-work customers could access pre-employment services including training and placement, as well as post-employment support and a financial incentive in the form of a wage supplement. Since this is somewhat [...]
Keeping the Facts Straight
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluations, Research & Data, tagged Brookings, Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluations, Research & Data on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like me and just can’t keep straight the basics of early childhood research, this table is just for you. Full report here, from Brookings (PDF).
Cherry Picked
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluations, Research & Data, tagged Early Childhood Education, media, research on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People a lot smarter than me have done a good job responding to the now infamous Wall Street Journal op-ed that made a mockery of years of early childhood research. I’ve often wondered while reading the letters to the editor of many a newspaper why there is such a contrast in tone and substance between critics and [...]
Cognitive Dissonance at the Journal
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluations, tagged Early Childhood Education, media, Program Evaluations on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In case you were wondering whether the editorial and news divisions really are separate at a newspaper, the Wall Street Journal gave us a case study over the last week by running two pieces – one opinion, one news – about early childhood education. Chronologically:
Opinion: “Protect our Kids from Preschool” by Shikha Dalmia and Lisa Snell, [...]
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