Abt’s Dr. Cara Jackson appeared on the Donuts in the Lounge podcast to discuss data and its role in equitable education. Notably, she mentioned how educators and systems can best use data, and how different types of data serve each group.
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K-12 Education in North America
Bridging Research & Practice: Actionable Insights for Educators
The Institute of Education Sciences’ What Works Clearinghouse wanted a systematic review of evidence on interventions designed to improve the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of students in kindergarten to grade 12. Abt Global and our partners…
Children's absenteeism from pre-K to kindergarten: A focus on children receiving child care subsidies
This article reveals absenteeism is high among children receiving child care subsidies during pre-K and pre-K absenteeism predicts kindergarten absenteeism.
High School Counseling and College Financial Aid
This report from Abt and Anlar finds correlations between meeting with a high school counselor, FAFSA completion, and receipt of need-based grants for college.
Laying a Solid Foundation for the Next Generation of Evaluation Capacity Building: Findings from an Integrative Review
A study co-authored by Abt’s Sebastian Lemire captured the state of the art of evaluation capacity building research, including 20 years of trends and findings.