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How IMPAQ Transformed Low-Income Corner Store Checkout Lines Into Health Food Havens

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 11, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Uncategorized

We may think that we are the captains of our own destiny, making our own decisions and guiding our own ship. But it’s not that simple — and that’s a fact that was understood well by whoever put snacks in the checkout line. Over eight decades ago, a...
A Chief Evaluation Officer In Every Agency? Bill for Evidence-Based Policymaking Gains Bi-Partisan Traction

A Chief Evaluation Officer In Every Agency? Bill for Evidence-Based Policymaking Gains Bi-Partisan Traction

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 5, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Uncategorized

A bill urging evidence-based policy-making is receiving support from both sides of aisle. Despite the strident division currently wracking Congress, the bill introduced by Republican Speaker Paul Ryan and Democrat Patty Murray already sailed through the House on...
The Best and Worst Ways Nonprofits Store Evaluation Data

The Best and Worst Ways Nonprofits Store Evaluation Data

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 5, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Sub Featured B, Uncategorized

When non-profit organizations set out to measure their outcomes and evaluate their programs, data is precious. They typically turn to a variety of data storage methods, but some are more effective than others. Which storage methods is the industry most satisfied with,...
Mathematica, TRI Get $10 Million to Research, Test Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

Mathematica, TRI Get $10 Million to Research, Test Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Uncategorized

Seeking a more “scientific and data-driven” approach to teen pregnancy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has brought in private research firms Mathematica Policy Research and RTI International . The two research firms will be part of a $10 million...
In Virginia, School Evaluation Soon To Go Beyond Test Scores

In Virginia, School Evaluation Soon To Go Beyond Test Scores

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Sub Featured C

Virginia may de-emphasize the weight of standardized test scores in school evaluation starting in the 2018-19 school year. The Virginia State Board of Education has voted 8-1 to overhaul the school accreditation system, which will now include non-academic measurements...
Libraries Using New Tools to Measure, Monitor Success

Libraries Using New Tools to Measure, Monitor Success

by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Program Evaluation

College libraries have been natural repositories of data for thousands of years. Now in the Digital Age, libraries have extended their function as the aggregator and curator of digital information. Libraries at universities around the country are using data to measure...


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