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Improving Literacy Through Experience
Project
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,…
Spotlight On: Food and Nutrition
Spotlight On
Abt Global supports work in child nutrition to improve the availability of, access to, and consumption of nutritious food in children worldwide.
Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?
Project
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) to expand registered apprenticeships in the U.S. into sectors with few apprenticeships, such as healthcare and information technology (IT).
Bridging Research & Practice: Actionable Insights for Educators
Project
The Institute of Education Sciences’ What Works Clearinghouse wanted a systematic review of evidence on interventions designed to improve the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of students in kindergarten to grade 12. Abt Global and our partners…
Physical Activity Opportunities in US Early Child Care Programs
Publication
The Abt-led Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings suggests room to improve provision of opportunities for physical activity during child care.
Three Tips to Make the Most of Community School Funding
Blog
Funding for the Full Service Community Schools Program has doubled, so we’re offering three tips to make the most of this approach to support the whole child.
Medicare Part D Opioid Impact Evaluation
Project
The misuse of opioids is a national crisis. One aspect of the larger problem relates to prescription opioids for Medicare beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs to evaluate trends to fight potential fraud, waste, and…
Study of Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Child Care Settings
Project
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…
Evaluation of the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) in Hennepin County, Minnesota
Project
In 2010, Hennepin County, Minn., was one of 16 grantees awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to replicate with fidelity and rigorously evaluate evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. Abt Global conducted a…
Government-Citizen Engagement: Abt’s VOICE Solution
Blog
The need for governments at all levels to connect with citizens they serve and the means for doing so have evolved over the past decade.