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The MA Early Childhood Support Organization Initiative

The MA Early Childhood Support Organization Initiative

Project
Abt evaluated the delivery and impact of the MA ECSO initiative which helps early education leaders and educators improve the quality of their practice.
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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…
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Australian Veterans’ Care Program Evaluation

Project
An evaluation of the Coordinated Veterans’ Care Program confirmed the program’s positive impact on participants' health and satisfaction.
Evaluating Australia’s Rural Primary Health Services

Evaluating Australia’s Rural Primary Health Services

Project
There is clear evidence that individuals living within rural and remote areas are more likely to suffer from disease compared to metropolitan areas.  The lack of health services prompted Australia’s Department of Health to implement the Rural Primary…
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Study of Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Child Care Settings

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Abt Global conducted a five-year Study of Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Child Care Settings for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Congress asked the USDA to conduct the study in response to concerns about…
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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…
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Evaluating the Healthy Incentives Pilot Demonstration

Project
Most U.S. adults do not meet the Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake, especially people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other low-income Americans. While evidence suggests that improved diet quality…
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Spotlight On: Government-Citizen Engagement - Abt’s VOICE Solution

Spotlight On
Agencies need robust contact systems & processes tailored to citizens’ needs in order to connect with them in a multi-channel, two-way stream of communication.
Research to Address Homelessness in California

Research to Address Homelessness in California

Project
As affordable housing shrinks and poverty persists—particularly in the wake of COVID-19—California continues to face a complex homelessness crisis. To get a true understanding of the scope and nature of the challenge, the California Legislature passed a…
One Step at a Time: Participant Perspectives on Career Pathways

One Step at a Time: Participant Perspectives on Career Pathways

Publication
Interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants program participants indicate that the program positively influenced how participants navigate their career pathways.