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From 2012-2015, Abt helped assess the implementation of Massachusetts’s new educator evaluation framework. The purpose of the research was to provide the Commonwealth and districts with real-time, usable feedback to support implementation of the…

This report from Abt’s Jeffrey Lubell and others shows what U.S. localities can do to mitigate the rising cost of rental housing.

Coaching-based interventions have shown promise in a range of settings to help people identify and develop self-regulation skills needed to set and make progress toward goals. Building on a growing body of evidence, the Administration for Children and…

The misuse of opioids is a national crisis. One aspect of the larger problem relates to prescription opioids for Medicare beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs to evaluate trends to fight potential fraud, waste, and…

Following the 2010 reauthorization of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) created a Farm to School Program to distribute grant funding, provide training and technical assistance for improving access…

The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (NSLP/SBP) underwent widespread changes beginning in school year 2012-2013. USDA needed to know how these food, nutrition and price reforms affected school food authorities and student participation.

Abt is merging databases with information on rental housing results from low-income housing tax credits to inform decision-making. 

An Abt-led report reviews five programs that combine SUD treatment and recovery services with employment services and makes recommendations for practitioners.

In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria left behind a massive trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Local officials were faced with the challenge of quickly and efficiently assessing the most pressing needs, and determining how to…