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3 Questions To Promote Head Start Attendance
Blog
This blog asks how we can promote attendance in Head Start, which expands access to early care and education for children from low-income households.
Egyptian Agribusiness Study Tour Participants Visit United States
Impact Brief
The Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project, a USAID-funded activity, organized a study tour to the U.S. for Egyptian food processors.
Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE)
Project
The Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) study was designed to produce rigorous evidence for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers about the effectiveness of nine career pathways approaches that sought to increase credentials, employment, and self-sufficiency among low-income, low-skilled Americans.
The Effect of the Shared Savings Program on Medicare Part D Spending: Evidence from Rural and Underserved Areas
Publication
This article shows that the ACO Investment Model (AIM) did not lead to increases in Medicare Part D spending.
Impact of Ready to Work Partnership Grants
Project
The Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership Grant program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) following the 2008-2009 recession, was designed to prepare middle- to high-skilled individuals who had experienced long-term unemployment for occupations in…
Active Child Care Workers Lead to Active Toddlers
News
Findings of the Abt-led Study of Nutrition and Activity in Child Care Settings (SNACS) suggest ample room for improvement in provision of physical activity opportunities during child care.
Evaluating the Citizen Schools Model
Project
Citizen Schools is a non-profit organization that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income communities. The organization mobilizes a “second shift” of afternoon educators who provide academic support, leadership…
Evaluating CMS’s InCK Model For Kids with Complex Health Needs
Project
Improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is a goal Abt Global has been helping the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pursue for more than a decade through evaluations and more. CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) payment and…
Developing the SafeWater CBX Benefit-Cost Model
Project
More than 140 unregulated chemicals contaminate public water supplies in 42 states. The risk to consumers is unclear because researchers haven’t figured out the threshold for when they cause harm. To weigh regulatory options, the Environmental Protection…
Transitional Living Program Pilot Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial: November 2016 to August 2017
Publication
Abt assessed the possibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of transitional living programs for the Family and Youth Services Bureau