United States

We do best when we let communities define and direct their own “positive outcomes.”

The Freedom, Insecurity, and Future of Independent Work

By Abigail Carlton, Rachel Korberg, Daniel Pike, & Willa Seldon 2

With a growing part of the workforce earning a living independently, we need a new system that provides greater stability and security.

Moving From Pass/Fail to Continuous Progress

By Patrick Lawler 1

It’s hard to fully understand the effects of interventions that aim to address several life challenges at once. But it can help to transition from all-or-nothing assessments to more incremental measures.

Measurement & Evaluation

Education Decision Makers Need More Timely, Actionable Data

By Jon Fullerton & Bi Vuong 3

Although we are ultimately most interested in long-term life outcomes for students, to achieve them education leaders will need a new focus on shorter-term, intermediate measures of success.

Measurement & Evaluation

Measuring Outcomes to Improve Social Services

By Connie Ballmer 2

Funders can support positive change by backing proven, replicable interventions and new measurement tools that help draw the connection between services offered and results achieved.

Measurement & Evaluation

Making the Case for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

By Jennifer Brooks 8

Evidence-based practice has great potential to improve social outcomes, but only if we do a better job marketing and adapting it to address the specific problems at hand.