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Spotlight On: AI @ Abt
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Abt helps public sector organizations use AI responsibly because we combine deep subject matter expertise with technical capability. This means our clients get tools that solve real problems rather than tech for its own sake.
Causal Mechanisms in Program Evaluation
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Abt’s Sebastian Lemire and Laura Peck discuss causal mechanisms in evaluation in two differet articles published in New Directions for Evaluation.
National Prisoner Statistics and Corrections Reporting Programs
Project
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.
Building a Knowledge Base to Teach Adults to Decode
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Decoding is an essential skill to read words that a person may only have heard spoken. It is not just important for children. Millions of U.S. adults are non-literate or can perform only simple, literacy tasks. They need decoding skills, too—although…
ELS@H: Cutting-Edge Research Is Informing the Early Education Field
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Researchers and policymakers are trying to understand and build on the benefits of early learning programs. New research was needed to identify the short- and long-term effects of early learning experiences—from social, emotional, and cognitive, to how…
Replication of Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families-Impact Study (R3-Impact)
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In the last 20 years, parental substance use disorder (SUD) has become an increasingly prevalent reason for children to enter foster care. Recovery coaching is a promising strategy to support parents’ recovery and help keep families safe and together…
Mitigating Pollution from Solid Waste
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Since 2013, Abt Global has been assisting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in addressing air pollution in the solid waste sector under the auspices of the Global Methane Initiative.
Serving Unemployment Insurance Claimants During a Public Health Crisis: The Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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This brief explores COVID-19 challenges to Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program operations and state strategies to address them.
Evaluation of Indigenous Family Wellbeing Services
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Abt’s evaluation found that FWS help reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s entry into the child protection system.
Progress Toward Success Boston's College Completion Goals for Graduates of the Boston Public Schools
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