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Many Americans struggle in the labor market even when overall economic conditions are good. Unemployment is persistently high for some demographic groups and in certain geographic areas, and a large proportion of working-age adults – about one in five in…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is charged with creating the expertise, information, and tools needed for health promotion, disease prevention, injury and disability, and preparedness. As a result, CDC needs partners poised to…

The AARP Foundation’s Experience Corps (EC) is an evidence-based literacy tutoring program that targets schools within high-need communities where a significant portion of K-3 students are below grade level in reading. EC provides highly-trained,…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Making Health Care Safer (MHCS) reports have had an important role in reducing harm and improving the safety and quality of care for patients. 

Abt supports HRSA’s rural opioid response by evaluating RCORP grants, strengthening reporting quality, and guiding targeted support for communities.

Two small tests of a college-based version of the Year Up program found a general need for improvements and identified a strategy that may address this need.

Abt offers three tips to help states set up a quality rating system for their Medicaid and CHIP managed care programs.

To date, evidence on the effectiveness of school voucher programs is mixed. That’s why the U.S. Congress mandated an evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded voucher program.  The Department of Education’s…

Over the last 30 years, adults in the United States with a high school education or less have experienced stagnating wages and relatively high unemployment, while those with postsecondary credentials enjoyed economic gains (Autor, 2015; Carnevale et al.,…