Coverage of the Coalition
2015
Arnold Foundation Adds Program for Data-Driven Public Policy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 2015
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Joins Arnold Foundation
Education Week, April 2015
Give a Man a Fish…
Huffington Post, April 2015
Arnold Foundation Launches Evidence-Based Policy and Innovation Division in Washington, D.C.
Social Innovation Research Center, April 2015
Arnold Foundation Launches New Evidence-Based Policy Division
Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, April 2015
What Is Evidence-Based Policy? A View From the US
Alliance for Useful Evidence, April 2015
This May Be The Most Effective Anti-Poverty Program In America
Huffington Post, April 2015
Best Practices: Rigorous Evaluation
City of Philadelphia, April 2015
Ernie and Bert Were Both Right
Leap of Reason, April 2015
One Small Step for Washington, One Giant Leap for Children
Huffington Post, April 2015
Senate Panel Approves Education Innovation Proposal to Replace i3
Social Innovation Research Center, April 2015
Visiting Nurses, Helping Mothers on the Margins
The New York Times, March 2015
Where Terrorism Research Goes Wrong
The New York Times, March 2015
Social Impact Bond Legislation Introduced in the House
Social Innovation Research Center, March 2015
Investing in Kids Can Yield High Returns: Q&A with Dr. Lynn A. Karoly
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy, The University of Pennsylvania, March 2015
The Colorado Opportunity Project
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, March 2015
“Research Says…” – Why Quality Research Matters for Education
George W. Bush Institute, March 2015
Social Spending Innovation Research
Huffington Post, February 2015
Preserving the Federal Role in Encouraging and Evaluating Education Innovation
Brookings Institution, February 2015
Welcome to the Golden Age of Global Charity
Christianity Today, February 2015
i3’s Fate Tied to NCLB Reauthorization
Social Innovation Research Center, February 2015
We Need Evidence-Based Solutions To All of Society’s Problems
The Hill, February 2015
Studies of Health Care System Found Often to Omit Common Research Method
The New York Times, February 2015
Effective, Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs in Every State at Risk if Congress Does Not Extend Funding
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 2015
The Case for Evidence-Based Policymaking in Washington
Los Angeles Times, February 2015
Second Year of Low-Cost RCT Competition Launched
Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 2015
How Will Government Adapt?: Finding and Funding What Works
IBM Center for the Business of Government, January 2015
2014
Opinion: Impact, Not Overhead, Key to Measuring Charities
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 2014
Project for Quick-Turnaround Experimental Studies Expands
Education Week, December 2014
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Seeks LOIs for Domestic Policy-Related Randomized Controlled Trials
Philanthropy News Digest, December 2014
Short-Sighted Challenges to Evidence-Based Policy
Brookings Institution, December 2014
The Charity Revolution
Huffington Post, December 2014
Here’s How To Determine If That Charity Is Worth Your Dollars
(see Which Nonprofit Organizations Are Effectively Delivering Evidence-Based Social Programs?)
Los Angeles Times, December 2014
The Best Ways to Donate to Charity Effectively: The Authors of ‘A Path Appears’ Show You How
PBS Next Avenue, December 2014
If You Want the Money, Show Me the Evidence
Brookings Institution, December 2014
5 Ways To Donate To Charity Effectively
Forbes, December 2014
Social Programs That Work
Brookings Institution, December 2014
Show Me the Evidence: Obama’s Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy
Brookings Institution, December 2014
What Works? The UK’s New What Works Centres Show Their Results
What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth, November 2014
Our Newest Class of Fellows
National Academy of Public Administration, November 2014
The Evidence Debate
Social Innovation Research Center, October 2014
Issue Brief: Results First Clearinghouse Database
Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts, September 2014
Advancing the Use of Evidence in Social Policy
MacArthur Foundation, September 2014
Resource of the Month – The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Implementation Network, August 2014
How Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Can Drive Effective Social Spending
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, July 2014
Education Researchers to Advise White House Officials on Better, Cheaper Studies
Education Week, July 2014
Comparing Spending and Academic Results is Imperative
Idaho Education News, July 2014
Duke Researchers Share Expertise in White House Conferences
Duke Digest, Duke University, July 2014
Haas Prof Wins Research Competition
Metro MBA, July 2014
U.Va. Professor’s Research on College Access and Retention Wins National Award
UVA Today, July 2014
White House-Sponsored Conference Features Durham Connects Evaluation
Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, Engagement: Policy and Practice, July 2014
The Quiet Movement to Make Government Fail Less Often
The New York Times, July 2014
Grants Awarded for Three Low-Cost Randomized Trials
Education Week, July 2014
Funding What Works: The Importance of Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, July 2014
Low-Cost RCT Evaluation of a Universal Postnatal Nurse Home Visiting Program
Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, Resources: Projects, July 2014
Social Impact Bond Act Supporters
Social Impact Bonds, website of Congressman Todd Young, June 2014
Policies to Address Poverty in America – Proposal 14: Smarter, Better, Faster: The Potential for Predictive Analytics and Rapid-Cycle Evaluation to Improve Program Development and Outcomes
The Hamilton Project, The Brookings Institution, June 2014
How low-cost, lightweight RCTs can improve program evaluation
Monitor Deloitte, June 2014
A Conversation With Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN: Managing the Transition From the Hospital
Managed Care, June 2014
Won’t Read Much if I Don’t Have Any Books: Poverty, Access to Books, and the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap
Heinemann, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 2014
A Funder’s Guide to Using Evidence of Program Effectiveness in Scale-Up Decisions
Social Impact Exchange and MDRC, May 2014
Rethinking How Grantmakers Support Scale
Southern California Grantmakers, May 2014
Using data to treat the sickest and most expensive patients
Marketplace, April 2014
A Philanthropist’s Guide to Working with Government and Local Communities
The Bridgespan Group, April 2014
Can Government Play Moneyball?
Work In Progress, The Hewlett Foundation Blog, April 2014
Can Government Play Moneyball?
The New York Times, April 2014
“Doc Fix” Includes Home Visiting and Demo’s On Therapeutic Foster Care
Children’s Monitor, April 2014
Federal Home Visitation Spending is Promising within Reason, Experts Tell Ways & Means
The Chronicle of Social Change, April 2014
Economic Report of the President
White House Council of Economic Advisors, March 2014
Progress Report on Coordinating Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, March 2014
Emerging Pathways to Transformative Scale
Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2014
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works
The Bridgespan Group, February 2014
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works
Stanford Social Innovation Review, February 2014
IMPAQ Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Found To Meet Congressional “Near Top Tier” Evidence Standard
IMPAQ International, February 2014
The GovLab Index: Designing for Behavior Change
The Governance Lab at NYU, February 2014
Contest Offers Charities Chance to Test Solutions to Social Problems
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 2014
Method of Study Is Criticized in Group’s Health Policy Tests
The New York Times, February 2014
Beyond the test score bump at Shamrock Gardens School
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, February 2014
Pre-K, the Great Debate
The New York Times, January 2014
Pay For Success Financing for Early Childhood Programs: A Path Forward
Institute for Child Success, January 2014
Seeking Confidence in Your Impact? Broaden Your Definition of Evidence
The Center for Effective Philanthropy, January 2014
Accountability and Performance Weekly – Jan 11-17
American Society for Public Administration Center for Accountability & Performance, January 2014
Rigorous program evaluation on a budget: An interview with Jon Baron, President, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Gov Innovator, January 2014
Success in Evidence-Based Reform: The Importance of Failure
Huffington Post, January 2014
In the Long War on Poverty, Small Victories That Matter
The New York Times, January 2014
People to Watch in 2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 2014
First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic Is Up to You.
The New York Times, January 2014
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Low Cost RCT Competition – Demonstrating How Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Can Drive Effective Social Spending
Center for Diabetes Translation Research, January 2014
The Coalition for Evidence Based Policy Seeks Letters of Intent for RCT
Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania, January 2014
‘Good Behavior’ More Than A Game To Health Care Plan
NPR, January 2014
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy: RFP Deadline Feb. 14
ISPS Health at Yale, January 2014
$100K Grants for Research on “What Works” for Social Spending
Transform Consulting Group, January 2014
2013
Building the Evidence Base for What Works
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation
December 2013
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Seeks Letters of Intent for Domestic Policy-Related Randomized Controlled Trials
Philanthropy News Digest, December 2013
Laura and John Arnold Foundation to Fund a Unique Competition That Will Address Major Social Problems Using Scientific Evidence
Laura and John Arnold Foundation, December 2013
Research Coalition Seeks Ways to Experiment Without Expense
Education Week, December 2013
Leveraging Learning: The Evolving Role of Federal Policy in Education Research
Aspen Institute, December 2013
The GovLab Index: Measuring Impact with Evidence. What do you think?
The Governance Lab at NYU, December 2013
Strategies for Building the Evidence About Social Service Programs That Work
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, December 2013
Closing the Evaluation Gap: Evidence Body Building: Practical Evaluation Strategies
Center for Global Development, December 2013
100 Outstanding Sites Tackling Education Reform
Best Online Universities, November 2013
What Does It Take to Implement Evidence-Based Practices? A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Shows the Way
The Bridgespan Group, November 2013
The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for a Lifetime of Success
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Policy Report, Kids Count, November 2013
A development perspective on Social Impact Bonds for non-profit service providers
MaRS Discovery District, November 2013
Geek Cities: How Smarter Use of Data and Evidence Can Improve Lives
The Bridgespan Group, November 2013
‘Good Behavior’ More Than A Game To Health Care Plan
OPB, October 2013
Closing the Evaluation Gap: A practical history of random assignment
Center for Global Development, October 2013
Math News Updates
Seattle Schools Community Forum, September 2013
Ed. Dept. Research Reauthorization Gains House Attention
Education Week, August 2013
Statement for the Record: Evaluating Efforts to Help Families Support Their Children and Escape Poverty
The Pew Charitable Trusts, August 2013
War On Poverty Sees Some Progress
Talk Radio News Service, August 2013
All Fall Down: Why is the federal government pulling the rug out from under social programs that work?
Boston Magazine, July 2013
Policy: Re-Inventing Social Spending
The Edna McConnell Clarke Foundation, July 2013
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy says “DIV’s evidence focus is the real deal”
Development Innovation Ventures, July 2013
What You Can Learn From the Rise of “Moneyball Government”
Government Executive, July 2013
State, Local, and International Evidence-Based Government Initiatives
IBM Center for the Business of Government, July 2013
After the Leap
Leap of Reason, July 2013
How Non-Profits and Think Tanks Are Pushing Government to Better Leverage Data
Government Executive, July 2013
An Invisible Hand Behind Plan to Realign U.S. Science Education
Science, July 2013
Case Foundation Executive Named to Direct Social Innovation Fund
Chronicles of Philanthropy, June 2013
Cut Violence, Cut Prison Costs
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, April 2013
Evidence-Based Policy Reform: Exploring the Role of Evidence in States’ Model Selection for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Duke University, April 2013
Toward Metrics for Re(imagining) Governance: The Promise and Challenge of Evaluating Innovations in How We Govern
GovLab Research, April 2013
The Real Revolution of Pay for Success: Ending 40 Years of Stagnant Results for Communities
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, April 2013
Lead abatement, alcohol taxes and 10 other ways to reduce the crime rate without annoying the NRA
The Washington Post, April 2013
Building on Recent Advances in Evidence-Based Policymaking
Results for America and The Hamilton Project, April 2013
State Reports Show Almost All Teachers Are Effective or Highly So. Is This Good News?
Empirical Education, April 2013
Why Don’t the Best Nonprofits Grow?
Harvard Business Review
Are Mental Health Care Services for Young Americans the Solution to Curb Gun Violence?
Generation Progress, March 2013
Ten Years of Performance Measurement
Stanford Social Innovation Review, March 2013
Obama’s SOTU and What Government Shouldn’t Do
Forbes, February 2013
When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back
The New York Times, January 2013
Ed. Dept. Raises Evidence, Research Ante in Grant Awards
Education Week, January 2013
How to tackle violence and mental illness in schools
The Washington Post, January 2013
Federal Effort Aims to Transform Learning Technologies
Education Week, January 2013
Career Academies: Increasing Earnings Through Education
Finding What Works, MDRC 2013
2012
Frequently Asked Questions: Social Impact Bonds
Center for American Progress, December 2012
What Should the ‘What Works’ Networks Do?
NESTA, November 2012
Using Science in Government
Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Network, Rutgers University, November 2012
Applying Evidence to Social Programs
The New York Times, November 2012
Research Student Aid Before You Reform
The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2012
Social Change’s Age of Enlightenment
The New York Times, October 2012
Can Academic Standards Boost Literacy and Close the Achievement Gap?
Brookings Institution, October 2012
The Awful Truth About Social Programs
The Globe and Mail, October 2012
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy seeks RCTs for social programs
Evidence Soup, September 2012
Foundation’s Results First Work Informs OMB Evidence-Based Initiative
MacArthur Foundation, June 2012
The Power of Nursing
The New York Times, May 2012
The Dawn of the Evidence-Based Budget
The New York Times, May 2012
OMB Pushes for More Rigorous Program Evaluations
Education Week, May 2012
OBM Intensifies Call for Rigorous Program Evaluations
Nonprofit Quarterly, May 2012
The “What Works” Movement Picks up Some Political Steam
The Bridgespan Group, May 2012
College Assistance Program Praised By Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, May 2012
College Assistance Program Praised By Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Youth Today, May 2012
Study: Random inspections improve workplace safety
Safety News Alert, May 2012
Using Evidence and Evaluation to Govern
IBM Center for the Business of Government, May 2012
OMB’s ‘Doing What Works’ Memo
Governing People, May 2012
Closing the Evaluation Gap: How much does a good evaluation cost?
Center for Global Development, May 2012
The social services industrial complex
The Washington Post, April 2012
Why public education needs randomized controlled trials
Examiner.com, April 2012
Rigorous Program Evaluations on a Budget: How Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials are Possible in Many Areas of Social Policy
Southern California Grantmakers, March 2012
Finding ‘What Works’ in Education: Online Platforms Can Connect Educators with Proven Interventions
Center for American Progress, February 2012
Social Programs That Work
Youth Today, February 2012
Evaluation Gap: Do politicians ever care about evidence?
Center for Global Development, January 2012
2011
Programs That Tie Funds to Effectiveness Are at Risk
The New York Times, December 2011
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy
The Future of Children, December 2011
Why is the political support for evidence-based policies so weak and inconsistent?
Investing in Kids, December 2011
Topsy-Turvy Logic in House Proposal
Sputnik Blog, Education Week, December 2011
Congress Should Use Cost-Effectiveness to Guide Spending Cuts
Brookings Institution, November 2011
Reduce the Budget Deficit Through Innovation
The Hill, November 2011
Evidence-Based Policy Advances
MacArthur Foundation, November 2011
Improving government efficiency through mechanism experiments
Vox, November 2011
Innovation Criteria is a Model for Feds
Education Week, October 2011
Did that government program really work? How do you know?
MPR News, October 2011
Using Evidence to Improve Social Policy and Practice Perspectives on how research and evidence can influence decision making
NESTA, October 2011
Day 10: Developing a UK Alliance for Useful Evidence
NESTA, October 2011
U.S. Evaluating Government Programs More Than Ever
Pacific Standard, September 2011
Building the Connection between Policy and Evidence: The Obama Evidence-based Initiatives
Brookings Institution, September 2011
Evaluation Gap Update: U.S. Embraces Systematic Evaluations in Domestic Programs
Center for Global Development, September 2011
Experts Recommend Ways to Cut Costs on Randomized Trials
Education Week, July 2011
Panel Finds Few Learning Gains from Testing Movement
Education Week, May 2011
Evidence for Social Policy and Practice
NESTA, April 2011
What Works Clearinghouse Creates Nuanced Search Tools
Education Week, March 2011
Botvin LifeSkills Training Most Widely Used Evidence-Based Prevention Program in Elementary Schools
PR Newswire, March 2011
Paying for Health Care Results (Cont.)
The New York Times, February 2011
For Federal Programs, a Taste of Market Discipline
The New York Times, February 2011
Measuring the Results of Science Investments
Science, February 2011
Government, Foundations Look to ‘Social Impact’ Bonds to Boost Program Effectiveness
Philanthropy News Digest, February 2011
The Promise of Green Jobs
Connecticut Post, February 2011
2010
New NBES Leader Champions Experimental Design
Education Week, November 2010
Study Says Nurse Visitation Helps Rural Teens
Youth Today, November 2010
Criteria for evaluating U.S. programs
GiveWell, October 2010
Prove It or Lose It
Youth Today, August 2010
Funding Social Programs That Work
Teachers College, Columbia University, April 2010
Children’s Aid-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Recognized in Education Week
The Children’s Aid Society, April 2010
2009 and Earlier
Innovative Nonprofit Programs Need Rigorous, Conclusive Evaluation
Chronicles of Philanthropy, October 2009
Social Science Rising: A Tale of Evidence Shaping Public Policy
The Future of Children, Fall 2009
Cutting through the fog: Five steps to smart giving
The Case Foundation, July 2009
Close Monitoring May Help Troubled Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy
ABC News, June 2009
With Stimulus Aid Coming, Charities Need to Build on Success
Chronicles of Philanthropy, May 2009
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Report Points to Nurse-Family Partnership as the Leader in Effectiveness
Nurse-Family Partnership, April 2009
Grantee’s Work Leads to New Evidence-Based Program
MacArthur Foundation, March 2009
Addressing Colorado’s Budget Shortfall
Denver Post, March 2009
Rigorous Evidence: Key to Progress Against World Poverty?
Center for Global Development, October 2008
An Interview with Jon Baron, Executive Director: Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
The E-B Advocate, Fall 2008
Philanthropy, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Public Policy
MacArthur Foundation, June 2008
How Are We Doing?: New tools are needed to measure progress toward critical goals
Government Executive, May 2008
Grant Helps Feds Use Evidence about Programs
Youth Today, February 2008
Does the ‘Gold Standard’ Abuse Kids?
Youth Today, February 2008
Making Policy Work: The Lesson From Medicine
Education Week, May 2007
Report of the Academic Competitiveness Council
U.S. Department of Education, May 2007
Closing the Evaluation Gap: US Legislation Incorporates Provision for Rigorous Evaluation
Center for Global Development, March 2007
Resources on the Evaluation Gap
Center for Global Development, November 2006
2006 Awards Presentation
Society for Prevention Research, May 2006
Review Process for U.S. Education Research Approved
Education Week, January 2006
The Ring Thing
Youth Today, September 2005
The Strong Case for Evidence-Based Policy Making
Leadership Review, Winter 2004
Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide
U.S. Department of Education, December 2003
No Child Left Behind Update
U.S. Department of Education, December 2003
How educating America’s students can be based on science
Distance-Educator.com, December 2003
Searching for Evidence, Evidently
Youth Today, November 2003
Justice Department and Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Collaborate on New Initiative
Office of Justice Programs, January 2003
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) Review Newsletter
U.S. Department of Education, November 2002
No Child Left Behind Update
U.S. Department of Education, November 2002