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Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP

Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP

Project
Many high school seniors who plan to attend college do not enroll, and others enroll but do not return for a second year. Low-income students are more likely than their higher-income peers to fall off track after high school ends. Text message-based…
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Analysis of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads Program

Project
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the U.S., encompassing 64,000 square miles and covering parts of six states and Washington DC. In the 1970s, the Bay was discovered to have one of the world’s first identified marine dead zones. Poor water…
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Evaluating Child Care Recovery Post-Disaster

Project
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…
Causals Mechanisms in Program Evaluation

Causal Mechanisms in Program Evaluation

Publication
Abt’s Sebastian Lemire and Laura Peck discuss causal mechanisms in evaluation in two differet articles published in New Directions for Evaluation.
Motorcycles to Technical Assistance: Abt Provides Sustainable Solutions to Community Organizations in Mozambique

Motorcycles to Technical Assistance: Abt Provides Sustainable Solutions to Community Organizations in Mozambique

Impact Brief
The ECHO project’s procurement of bikes and motorcycles for HIV services in remote areas is one example of Abt’s sustainable support to Mozambique’s CBOs.
Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Central Asia

Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Central Asia

Project
Central Asia is a hotspot for DR-TB. TB services are outdated, unsustainable and expensive, and increasing financial pressure on governments means money to improve services is limited. TB has a large social impact on individuals as high levels of stigma…
Finding a High-Quality Job in the Caring Industry: HPOG Participants’ Occupational Choices

Finding a High-Quality Job in the Caring Industry: HPOG Participants’ Occupational Choices

Publication
This brief presents insights from in-person interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants participants about why and how they chose the health field and their occupation.