Congress mandated in the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA) that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conduct an independent comprehensive study of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The evaluation was funded through the $10...

In 2010, Teach For America (TFA) launched a major expansion effort, funded in part by a five-year Investing in Innovation (i3) scale-up grant of $50 million from the U.S. Department of Education. This study examines the effectiveness of TFA elementary school teachers in the second year of the...

This report draws on surveys of enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states. The 10 states were selected in accordance with the legislative requirements to include (1) a high proportion of low-income uninsured children in the United States, (2) wide geographic representation (including rural and...

The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Toolkit offers illustrative examples of D&I best practices and tactics, as well as resources to help operationalize D&I strategies and planning.

The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Framework connects goals for these activities with evidence and best practices, as well as core components of D&I planning and execution.

This paper examines how the HITECH Act could be harnessed to help practices implement technology and support key principles of the PCMH.

Includes two background reports, <I>Grantee Survey Report</I>, by Nancy J. Fasciano and Jon E. Jacobson, and <I>A Report on Upward Bound Target Schools</I>, by Zev Waldman, David E. Myers, Jon E. Jacobson, and Mary T. Moore. Offers information about Upward Bound's current operations. This report describes the...</i></i>

The <I>Covering Kids & Families</I> (CKF) initiative was designed to help overcome barriers that made it difficult for children and adults to enroll, and stay enrolled, in Medicaid and SCHIP programs. This case study looks at enrollment trends in Michigan for children in Medicaid and in the Medicaid...</i>