Findings from two studies suggest that residential youth treatment facilities could improve family involvement in governance and outcome monitoring. Using data from Mathematica's survey, the studies assessed whether and how patients and their families participate in facilities' governance, as...

Using data from two national surveys, this article examines the extent to which residential treatment facilities consistently implement certain practices following incidents of seclusion or restraint. The study found that 76 percent of facilities reported having secluded or restrained youth in...

Findings from two studies suggest that residential youth treatment facilities could improve family involvement in governance and outcome monitoring. Using data from Mathematica's survey, the studies assessed whether and how patients and their families participate in facilities' governance, as...

Using data from two national surveys, this article examines the extent to which residential treatment facilities consistently implement certain practices following incidents of seclusion or restraint. The study found that 76 percent of facilities reported having secluded or restrained youth in...

Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder require a range of services and supports. This descriptive study used 2007 Medicaid claims data from 21 states and the District of Columbia to examine the extent to which this population received guideline-concordant medications,...

This policy brief aims to help policymakers, educators, and researchers better understand census funding, a special education finance model used by several states and the federal government. Under this model, aid levels are based primarily on total district enrollment and a fixed amount per...

In this commentary, we discuss the current state of QRIS research and evaluation, expectations for the research currently under way, and aspirations for the future of QRIS research. By reviewing the types of submissions received for the special issue and addressing methodological and conceptual...

This paper investigates the extent to which variables describing the classroom behavior of teachers and variables describing teachers' backgrounds and training explain differences in the effectiveness of teachers in improving the vocabulary skills of inner-city black children in four elementary...

Summary for publication Addressing the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity Through School-Based Interventions What Has Been Done and Where Do We Go from Here