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Regulating Harmful Contaminants for Healthier Communities
Impact Brief
Abt supported the EPA in developing and implementing data-driven regulations for hazardous chemicals—particularly carbon tetrachloride—helping turn scientific evidence into enforceable protections that reduce risks to workers, nearby communities, and the environment.
Abt Evaluates New Orleans Educator Preparation Programs
Project
Abt is evaluating the New Orleans Supporting Effective Educator Development project.
Is Your State’s Literacy Approach Aligned with the Evidence?
Blog
Cara Jackson offers tips on using evidence-informed resources to help states, districts, & schools improve literacy instruction.
Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Three Self Collected Specimen Types: flocked mid-2 turbinate swab (MTS) in viral transport media, foam MTS, and saliva
Publication
Abt study shows accuracy of multiple COVID-19 specimen collection approaches, which can provide options during pandemic supply shortages.
Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College
Publication
Abt’s Find the Fit study found the enhancements to the Department of Education’s Upward Bound program did not help students avoid undermatching.
Supporting the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse
Project
Improving outcomes for job seekers with low incomes remains a critical task for U.S. social policy. Over the past three decades, significant strides have been made to build evidence on programs to improve the economic stability of those with low incomes…
Supporting Organizational Transformation at HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Project
MCHB is in a critical moment of growth and change. The Bureau has received numerous Congressional appropriations and developed new programs in the last several years to meet the health needs of women, children, and families. The result is a rapid…
Building More Evidence in Reemployment Services for Unemployment Claimants
Project
In 2018, Congress permanently authorized the RESEA program, which aims to help Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants return to work more quickly. As a result, RESEA now requires that states use evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of their programs.
Student Outcomes and Charter Schools in New Mexico
Project
Prior studies of charter schools have focused on different types of charter schools than those in New Mexico. For example, many prior research studies elsewhere have focused on charters in urban and suburban areas or on charters run by charter management…