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Category Archives: Evidence
Heritage Foundation Endorses Increased Use of Evidence in Budgeting for Trump Administration
The conservative Heritage Foundation, which has been playing a significant role in advising the transition team for the incoming Trump administration, has included a section on evidence-based policymaking in its recently released Blueprint for a New Administration. The Heritage document … Continue reading
Posted in Evidence, Performance Management
Woodson Meeting Signals Closer Trump Ties to Ryan on Poverty, Evidence
President-elect Trump today met with Robert Woodson, head of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise and a close advisor to House Speaker Paul Ryan on poverty issues. Ryan has actively supported a Republican vision for addressing poverty as part of a … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Families, Evidence, Politics
The Future of Evidence-Based Policy Hangs on the Trump-Ryan Relationship
Like nearly every other aspect of the federal political landscape, prospects for evidence-based policymaking were upended by the stunning results of the 2016 elections. Pre-election polls had predicted a continuation of divided government, with Democrats winning the presidency and possibly … Continue reading
Evidence-Based Policy Proponents Face Cost, Privacy, Political Hurdles
After three initial meetings, early hints are beginning to emerge on what may eventually become a package of recommendations from the congressionally authorized Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Enacted in March, the bipartisan commission has been tasked with developing recommendations that … Continue reading
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Findings Show Benefits, Challenges of Evidence-Based Programming
When the federal government started a new grants program in 2010 to finance and evaluate programs to reduce teen pregnancies, Hennepin County decided to give it a shot. The Minneapolis-area county already had a pilot project in two suburbs with … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Families, Evidence, Government Performance
More Data than Evidence in Evidence Commission’s First Meeting
Will the new Evidence-based Policymaking Commission, created by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 30, actually further the cause of evidence-based policymaking? With just one meeting under its belt, it is too early to know for … Continue reading
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Evidence Guidelines Are Slated for U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs Under New Law
On July 15, President Obama signed legislation into law that would establish federal guidelines for monitoring and evaluating U.S. foreign assistance programs. Under the new law, called the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, the next administration would be directed … Continue reading
Posted in Evidence, Foreign Assistance
The Moneyball Debate
There is an emerging debate over the “Moneyball for Government” concept. Two perspectives in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Srik Gopal & Lisbeth B. Schorr, Getting “Moneyball” Right in the Social Sector (June 2, 2016) Patrick Lester, Defining Evidence Down … Continue reading
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The Republican View of Evidence
House Republicans staked their claim to a share of the evidence-based policy movement last week. The proposals were embedded in a larger Republican framework for addressing poverty, the first in a series of such reports that are expected to be … Continue reading