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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) tested the use of a Pay for Success (PFS) approach for funding and evaluating employment services. Under the PFS model, private and philanthropic investors cover the up-front costs of delivering an intervention. Then…

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a key component in supporting self-sufficiency among families, including those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children…

“Space weather” isn’t the next blockbuster movie franchise; it refers to conditions created by the sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere near Earth’s space environment that impact our planet. The effects of space weather can…

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation funded Abt Global’s efforts to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on India’s reproductive health markets, including its effect on global supply chains. The assessment’s goal was to identify root causes…

Congress appropriated $25 billion for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program, which provides assistance with rent and utilities to households that have lost income or experienced other financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to…

Rising income inequality and inflation have left many residents of Alameda, Calif., struggling financially. To demonstrate the effects of unrestricted cash benefits for low-income residents, the city of Alameda launched a pilot to provide select…

Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to help housing assistance recipients increase their earnings and build savings to make progress toward economic security. The standard FSS program…

Literacy—including writing—is closely tied to student success throughout K–12 education, impacting high school graduation and, ultimately, income after graduation. But students across the United States perform poorly on assessments of writing and,…

State agencies oversee and review Local Educational Authorities (LEAs) that demonstrate a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error and must adopt a robust and unified accountability system. To help state agencies, the Food and Nutrition…

Teachers can make a real difference in students’ outcomes. However, teacher quality varies greatly. New teachers, who frequently begin their careers in high-need schools where students are in greatest need of effective instruction, have been shown to be…