Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), an entity funded by First 5 LA, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide access to high quality preschool education to the children of Los Angeles County.

This report presents evidence suggesting that a school district’s participation in the Missouri Career Ladder Program would tend to increase retention in the district and the profession, especially for mid-career teachers. The report notes that small bonuses can affect behavior but not...

This issue brief, the first in a series, presents findings from the Administration on Aging’s National Survey of Older Americans Act Program Participants and assesses whether Title III services are reaching adults at higher risk of nursing home entry.

Using data from four previously published education studies, this working paper finds that a study using a regression discontinuity design needs between 9 and 17 times as many schools or students as a randomized controlled trial to produce an impact with the same level of statistical precision....

Looks at use of SSA work supports by the three-quarters of Buy-In recipients who also receive SSDI.

This report updates the approach to estimating value-added models of teacher effectiveness in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and eligible DC charter schools participating in Race to the Top during the 2012–2013 school year.

The recent, rapid proliferation of specialty hospitals, or "niche hospitals," has captured the attention of both the federal government and a variety of states—especially Texas. This report reviews the literature that has addressed the motivations and effects of niche hospitals in their...

This report describes the creation of the MAX DOD 2009 update file and the MAX DOD 1999–2009 master file. It provides a brief synopsis of the data sources used in this process and presents quality control statistics about both files. The appendices include the file layout, data...