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Providing Technical Assistance to HRSA’s Sickle Cell Disease Programs
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood condition that affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States, a disproportionate number of whom are Black and Hispanic Americans. While newborn screening for SCD occurs in every state, there…
Abt’s Evaluations of Compass Working Capital’s Innovative Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
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Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to help housing assistance recipients increase their earnings and build savings to make progress toward economic security. The standard FSS program…
Exploring Lessons from SSA Disability Policy Demonstrations
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Since the 1980s, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has tested many new policies and programs to improve work outcomes for Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients. These demonstrations covered…
Health Benefits of New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
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New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) calls for the state to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Reducing GHG emissions will also reduce other harmful air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter…
Short-Term Research and Evaluations Inform SSA Policy
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SSA administers two of the nation’s largest entitlement programs: Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSA’s Office of Retirement and Disability Policy needs short-term research and evaluation…
Measuring Educational Progress through the Common Data Report
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The level of understanding regarding the progress being made by students in secondary school can vary from school to school and state to state. In order to collect and present data trends across Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,…
The MA Early Childhood Support Organization Initiative
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Many initiatives attempting to improve the quality of early education and care settings typically focus on teacher practice versus organizational capacity. The Massachusetts Early Childhood Support Organization initiative (MA ECSO) —a public-private…
New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant Program Performance Evaluation
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In 2019, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded the state of New Hampshire (NH) a three-year Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Birth through Age 5 (B-5) to continue supporting a comprehensive and coordinated early childhood care and…
Evaluating Guaranteed Income Programs
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Guaranteed income (GI) refers to recurring cash payments made directly to individuals with no strings attached. The concept—along with universal basic income—has regained traction in recent years as a way to address systemic economic inequities. Mayors…
Analyzing the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
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The Institute of Education Sciences’ National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is conducting the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a national study of more than 23,000 students who were in ninth grade in 2009. Students answered…