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Preparing New Teachers for Day One
Project
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) is designed to assess the overall readiness of teacher candidates. The state wants to identify best practices, tailor guidelines and…
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…
Democratizing the Development of Evidence
Publication
This essay by Abt’s Cara Jackson is to establish a framework for democratizing evidence to support the needs of communities served by educational institutions.
Spotlight On: Early Childhood Care and Education
Spotlight On
The first five years of a child’s life comprise the most dynamic period for their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Children who experience developmentally, culturally, and linguistically responsive early childhood education programs are more likely to build a strong foundation for success in school and life.
Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families
Project
The child welfare system has seen recent increases in removals of children from homes where parental substance use disorder (SUD) is a contributing factor, due in part to the depth of the opioid crisis. Some parents with SUD have limited access to…
Controlling the HIV Epidemic in Mozambique
Project
Mozambique has the eighth highest HIV prevalence in the world, with 12.6 percent of adults living with HIV, and one of the highest HIV mortality rates. The country has made strides in testing people for HIV and providing treatment. But a high proportion…
Supporting Aging in Place Through IWISH: Second Interim Report from the Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration
Publication
Abt’s second of three reports on HUD’s IWISH demonstration documents implementation of the IWISH model; experiences of staff, property owners, and residents in IWISH; and compares IWISH to offerings at a comparison group of properties.
Enabling Evidence-Informed Donor Decision-Making in Nepal
Project
Foreign aid delivery is often siloed within narrow sectors or individual programmes, leading to a dearth of evidence about the aggregate effectiveness of aid. The British Embassy Kathmandu (BEK) supports Nepal in a range of thematic areas, including…
Comprehensive Evaluation of Roca Inc.
Project
Roca, Inc., a non-profit organization, aims to foster behavior change and improve outcomes for high-risk young adults. Recently, Roca has expanded its program throughout Massachusetts and to Baltimore, MD, and introduced a behavior change curriculum to…
Implementing Summer EBT: Key Considerations
Blog
Summer EBT can improve food security among school-age children, and successful implementation is dependent on partnerships between agencies and retailers.