This article analyzed the experiences of the School of Medicine’s care-management program as it took part in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, with the goal of reducing hospitalizations and Medicare spending or improving quality while remaining cost neutral. The study showed that...

This final report discusses the faith community liaisons’ work in eight case-study sites—Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia—where evidence indicated effectiveness in Charitable Choice implementation along a range of...

This report presents findings from a baseline survey of principals and vice principals in three sites—the Memphis and Washington, DC, school districts, and a consortium of charter schools—partnered with New Leaders for New Schools in the EPIC. Within each site, EPIC offers...

Some studies have shown that people with chronic health conditions may experience fewer hospitalizations and have better quality of life if they receive medical care consistent with recommended standards; adhere to medication, diet, exercise, and self-care regimens; have access to transportation...

During the past decade, charter schools have been one of the fastest growing segments of the K–12 education sector. This is the first report to examine how charter schools may affect long-term attainment, including high-school graduation and college entry. The authors find that Chicago's...

This piece describes Mathematica’s abstinence education evaluation, provides interviews with the evaluation’s two lead authors (Trenholm and Devaney), and offers reflections on the study.

This report presents findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Transforming Healthcare Quality Through IT program on aspects of sustainability, partnerships, and effective teamwork in grantees’ health IT implementation. Seventy percent of grantees sustained or increased...

Mathematica’s random assignment study of alternative routes to teacher certification tracked 2,600 students in 63 schools in 20 medium and large school districts in 7 states during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years; focused on less selective alternative certification programs producing...

State governments use a wide variety of requirements to regulate entry into the teaching profession, but education researchers have not succeeded in isolating measures that cost-effectively and reliably predict teacher performance. To address this problem, the American Board for Certification of...

The Kauffman School is a charter school in Kansas City, Missouri that opened in 2011 to serve middle and high school students from the city’s most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods . This report evaluates the effectiveness of the School at improving student achievement, attendance, and...