Show me the evidence Obama's fight for rigor and evidence in social policy

Haskins, Ron Margolis, Greg

Show me the evidence Obama's fight for rigor and evidence in social policy - Washington Brooking Institution 2015

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.

The Obama strategy for attacking social problems -- Improving the child-rearing skills of low-income parents -- Reducing teen pregnancy -- Building the evidence revolution in education -- The role of evidence in growing small organizations with big ideas -- Trying to build evidence into the workforce investment system -- Promoting skilled employment by improving community colleges -- So far, so good.

"Describes development and implementation of six evidence-based social policy initiatives undertaken by the Obama administration--spanning areas such as education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, and health--that led to effective ways in the use of social science evidence to guide federal policymaking and the operation of federal grant programs"--

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Obama, Barack.


Evaluation research (Social action programs)--United States.


United States--Social policy--21st century.

HN59.2 / .H38 2015

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