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Back to School: Compensation Doesn’t Add Up for Head Start Teachers
Blog
The blog explores the challenge of Head Start's teacher shortage amid the “back to school” season, and the need to address fair compensation for educators.

Leadership Development & Systems Thinking in the Charter School Sector
Blog
Public charter schools may operate independently of local district requirements, but a systems-thinking approach to leadership development still makes sense.

Child Care Provider Appreciation Day: Valuing Our Providers
Blog
Child care providers provide vital, professional services that have a real impact on families; this blog explains why we need to compensate them accordingly.

Three Tips to Make the Most of Community School Funding
Blog
Funding for the Full Service Community Schools Program has doubled, so we’re offering three tips to make the most of this approach to support the whole child.

Do Year-Round Schools Work? Three Questions to Ask
Blog
Abt’s Cara Jackson offers three tips to help educators determine if year-round instruction is desirable—and feasible—for their students.

Abt Evaluates Family and Early Childhood Workforce Needs for Rhode Island’s PDG B-5
Project
Rhode Island’s Preschool Development Grant – Birth through Age Five (PDG) grant is being used to implement a plan to ensure all children from birth through age 5 (B-5) are supported by services and programs that will prepare them for lifelong success. To…

The American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluation24 Conference
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Abt Global is exhibiting and presenting at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluation24 Conference in October 2024.

Descriptive and Analytical Career Pathways Project
Project
Over the last 30 years, adults in the United States with a high school education or less have experienced stagnating wages and relatively high unemployment, while those with postsecondary credentials enjoyed economic gains (Autor, 2015; Carnevale et al.,…

I-BEST Did Not Have Educational or Earnings Impact
Project
Adults with low skills or limited English proficiency face poor employment and earnings prospects. Postsecondary training is one way to improve job opportunities if the training aligns with industries’ growing local demand for skilled workers. Enabling…

Evaluating Child Care Recovery Post-Disaster
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In the aftermath of disasters, children benefit from returning to normal routines. Save the Children, U.S. Programs (SCUS) offers direct resources and supports that enable child care centers to reopen, providing children with safe, familiar environments…