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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…
Examining Present and Potential Contamination near the Pueblo de San Ildefonso
Project
Abt Global is conducting contaminant fate and transport analyses for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso. The Pueblo is located immediately downstream of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a federal nuclear facility located in New Mexico. Abt staff, working for…
Mozambique Agribusiness and Trade Competitiveness Program (AgriFUTURO)
Project
In 2011, roughly 80 percent of Mozambicans earning their living from subsistence farming; more than 44 percent suffered from chronic malnutrition, and 34 percent faced perpetual hunger. Farm productivity was among the lowest in the world. Farmers used…
Using Behavioral Insights to Market a Workplace Safety Program: Evidence From a Multi-Armed Experiment
Publication
An Abt evaluation found marketing OSHA’s safety consultation service via brochure was effective but incorporating behavioral nudges didn’t increase uptake.
Policy Brief: How Can States Encourage Affordable Housing in High-Opportunity Neighborhoods?
Publication
The SNAP-Hybrid Model Can Increase Summer EBT Benefit Use
Blog
Co-loading Summer EBT benefits on the same card with Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefits results in high Summer EBT redemption rates.
High School Counseling and College Financial Aid
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This report from Abt and Anlar finds correlations between meeting with a high school counselor, FAFSA completion, and receipt of need-based grants for college.
Recovery Coaching Interventions for Families Involved with the Child Welfare System: Moving Toward Evidence-Based Practices
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This report identifies promising child welfare interventions that use recovery coaches and assesses their readiness for replication and further evaluation.
Key Principles to Accelerate Progress in Noncommunicable Disease Care and Treatment
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Have Distressed Neighborhoods Recovered? Evidence from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
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