The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contracted with Mathematica to conduct an implementation study of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use...

Achieving high participation rates is key to a successful survey. Although the effectiveness of cash versus check incentives is well documented, this study tested other alternatives, namely point-of-sale cards and telephone cards, compared with checks. It was conducted as part of our National...

In this article the authors discuss and develop a statistical model that describes the relationship between an individual's short-term recall of his or her physical activity and usual activity over a long period of time. Modeling measurement error in recall data can be used to provide more...

This study assessed the effectiveness of a discharge planning program implemented in three Oklahoma state prisons to assist inmates with serious mental illness to enroll in Medicaid on the day of release or soon thereafter. The program had significant positive effects. On the day of release, 25...

Many family child care providers operate with little outside support. This guide paints a picture of high-quality family child care, describing daily routines, mealtimes, how the home is arranged, materials and equipment, and other features that go beyond the important steps of registration,...

This report finds that the typical Food Stamp client is quite satisfied with services, although misperceptions about eligibility deter many eligible households from participating, and costs to comply with program requirements are significant.

Read the final report from a large-scale, rigorous study examining how four math curricula affect achievement across two years—from first through second grades. The curricula were (1) Investigations in Number, Data, and Space; (2) Math Expressions; (3) Saxon Math; and (4) Scott...

The goal of the project was to assist ASPE in developing a research agenda for studying home and community-based service use among people with AIDS. The project had three components: (1) a review of the recent literature describing the delivery and financing of home and community-based services...