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At Abt Global, we study some of the most difficult public safety and justice issues facing the nation and offer practical solutions to policymakers, practitioners and funders.

Earning a college degree is a primary pathway for economic success, yet students can lack awareness of and access to vital resources for successful college application and enrollment. This gap hinders academic and economic advancement. Abt identifies and disseminates evidence-informed practices that help students enroll and complete their college education or other postsecondary credentials and reduce barriers to success. We design and conduct rigorous evaluations of programs—from high-school coaching to smartphone apps—that help keep students on track. Our technical assistance and strategic advising increases program impact, paving the way for fair futures and successful careers.

The Institute of Education Sciences’ Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) provide applied research and trainings to state and local education agencies. Their mission is to support a more evidence-based educational system. To determine whether the…

For years, collecting prisoner data was treated as little more than an accounting exercise: PIPO (prisoner in, prisoner out). The National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program counts male and female prisoners each year plus confirmed HIV and AIDS cases.

Bat’a Ibrahim is shares what she’s learned from the Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project, a USAID-funded project implemented by Abt.

More than 140 unregulated chemicals contaminate public water supplies in 42 states. The risk to consumers is unclear because researchers haven’t figured out the threshold for when they cause harm. To weigh regulatory options, the Environmental Protection…