Presented at the Nordic Social Science Conference, August 16-17, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Students of Teach For America teachers outscored their schoolmates on math achievement tests, and matched their average performance in reading, according to the findings from the first national evaluation of the impact of TFA teachers on student learning. The large-scale random assignment study,...

KidsWell's premise is that the Affordable Care Act is the most viable near term policy option to cover all children.

Responding to federal and state prompting, school districts across the country are implementing new teacher evaluation systems that aim to increase the rigor of evaluation ratings,better differentiate effective teaching, and support personnel and staff development initiatives that promote...

This book chapter focuses on the integration of Latino immigrants in rural areas of the United States, a research area under-studied compared to urban integration.

This brief highlights findings from a seven-state study examining retention of children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and coverage after they leave the program. Once children enrolled in SCHIP leave public insurance, they are far more likely to become...

Describes sources of information about Job Corps, expectations, and experiences with the program's outreach and admissions system; also provides information that may help interpret impact estimates and improve program operations.

This article describes the study design, data collection methods, 24-hour dietary recall protocol, and sample characteristics.

The implementation of more stringent sanctions as part of welfare reform has been accompanied by interest in how sanctions are used and their outcomes. This report analyzes how TANF sanctions have been implemented in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina, based on six key tasks: informing...

This report presents the methods used to identify effective schools and teachers for a consortium of over 140 charter schools in 17 states and the District of Columbia during the second year of the project.