The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contracted with Mathematica to conduct an implementation study of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use...

This article uses data from Ohio, a state that allows a wide range of organizations to authorize charter schools, to examine the relationship between type of authorizer and charter-school effectiveness.

Examines six transitional jobs programs to provide insights into the model and its potential for serving hard-to-employ TANF recipients. Notes that these programs, which expand on the "work first" approach by providing a wage, a more flexible environment, and individualized services, can help...

The American educational system is in a continuous state of reform, yet outcomes are less than satisfactory. This chapter reports on a small reform initiative in Ohio showing that, while small schools have benefits, overall, the structure needs to be rethought to maximize resources, meet all...

Antidepressant drugs are widely prescribed in the United States; however, little is known about their use among major ethnic minority groups. Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) data were analyzed to calculate nationally representative estimates of Latino and non-Latino white...