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By Robert E. Slavin Advocating for evidence-based reform in education is often a lonely activity, but over the past couple of years, it’s gotten a… Read more »
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RFA Investing In What Works Index- May 2014
April 30, 2014Results for America’s RFA Investing in What Works Federal Index May 2014 highlights the extent to which the U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Labor;… Read more »
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How Obama and Ryan Can Become Bipartisan Budget Bedfellows
April 28, 2014By Former Rep. Jim Nussle (R-Iowa) Now that both President Obama and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) have drawn their lines in the… Read more »
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The Accountability Revolution Comes to Head Start
April 28, 2014By Sophie Quinton St. Jerome’s Head Start, a plain building in a gentrifying Baltimore neighborhood, looks as solid and unchanging as a block of concrete…. Read more »
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Can Government Play Moneyball?
April 16, 2014By David Bornstein If you scrambled to file your tax return by yesterday’s deadline, you might take comfort in knowing that most Americans — 55… Read more »
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By Robert Gordon and Sara Mead Congressman Paul Ryan declared in his recent report on poverty that Head Start is “failing to prepare children for school”—an assessment… Read more »
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“In Depth” Radio Interview with Steve Kelman
March 19, 2014In an interview on In Depth with Francis Rose, on Federal News Radio, Steve Kelman, Professor of Public Management at Harvard Kennedy School of Government discusses how… Read more »
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Jim Nussle on Moneyball Principles
March 4, 2014Moneyball for Government founding All-Star Jim Nussle highlights how Congress needs to use Moneyball principles when budgeting taxpayer dollars on CNBC’s Closing Bell.
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On Being Our Brother’s Keeper
March 3, 2014By John Bridgeland and Melody Barnes A former gang member and high school dropout, James Mackey is the kind of kid most of us feared… Read more »