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Making the Most of a Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG)
Project
In late 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) was awarded a federal Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG) to expand high-quality early childhood education to more than 800 4-year-old children per year in five underserved…
Abt to Help Massachusetts Extract, Review and Analyze Opioid Overdose Data
Project
Identifying opioid overdose events in administrative records is not always straightforward. Not all people who overdose are taken to hospitals, and some overdoses are reversed by administering naloxone (Narcan), which can be done by first responders,…
Spotlight On: Early Childhood Care and Education
Spotlight On
The first five years of a child’s life comprise the most dynamic period for their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Children who experience developmentally, culturally, and linguistically responsive early childhood education programs are more likely to build a strong foundation for success in school and life.
Spotlight On: Boosting Skills and Earnings
Spotlight On
For more than 30 years, Abt Global has conducted research on workforce development programs and their effectiveness raising participants’ skills to meet employers’ workforce needs and to increase employment and earnings prospects for workers.
Evaluating Data on School Turnaround AmeriCorps Efforts
Project
School Turnaround AmeriCorps is a grant program to increase high school graduation, college readiness, and educational attainment for students in our nation’s persistently lowest-achieving schools, designated as School‐Improvement Grant (SIG) or Priority…
Improving Health Services and Outcomes in Remote Areas of Papua New Guinea
Project
National and provincial health plans in remote communities in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea have mandatory goals for reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases.
MyGoals for Employment Success: Implementation Findings from the Evaluation of Employment Coaching
Publication
A joint Mathematica-Abt Global report on the MyGoals coaching demonstration describes its implementation and coaches’ and participants’ perceptions.
How Florida’s E-Verify Law May Increase Labor Trafficking
Blog
Some features of Florida’s new E-Verify law could put workers at greater risk for labor trafficking and exploitation.