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Ideas to Implementation: Engaging the community to evaluate an extended stay detoxification program in Pierce County, Washington

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  • Sarah Appling
  • Margo Burnison
  • Trish Crocker
  • Trevor Gratz
  • Anika Moran
In this blog, Pierce County Human Services (Washington State) share insights into implementing a community engagement strategy within a randomized evaluation—drawing from their experience with the Fentanyl Detox Program.
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Where evidence meets practice: Inside UNICEF and J-PAL’s FLN Academy 3.0

FLN Academy 3.0 is a collaboration between UNICEF and J-PAL that supports UNICEF regional and country offices and local stakeholders in applying evidence-based solutions to advance foundational literacy and numeracy.
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Randomization’s capacity for flexibility: How to build randomization into a competitive, multi-step application process

This post discusses an evaluation design by researchers at J-PAL North America and Pursuit to measure the impact of the Pursuit's sectoral employment program, showing how randomization can be integrated into the application process without compromising enrollment preferences.
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An AI evaluation framework for the development sector

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  • Farhan Abrol
  • Han Sheng Chia
  • Temina Madon
  • Robert On
  • James Walsh
  • Zezhen Wu
This is the first blog post in a series designed to help implementers, policymakers, and funders unpack the different types of evaluations relevant for “AI for Good” applications. Stay tuned for forthcoming posts providing a deeper dive on each of the evaluation levels.
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Supporting emerging researchers through Economics Pathways

J-PAL North America launches Economic Pathways, a targeted effort to empower the next generation of economists researching critical policy questions.
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Ideas to Implementation: Scoping evaluation possibilities to strengthen Climate Action Plan implementation in San Diego County

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The County of San Diego’s Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Analytics (OEPA), Planning and Development Services (PDS) teams, J-PAL staff, and UCSD researchers discuss their efforts to explore innovative evaluation possibilities aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Climate Action...

Lancement d’un partenariat national au Bénin pour appuyer l’élaboration de politiques publiques fondées sur des données probantes

J-PAL Afrique a lancé un partenariat pluriannuel avec le Ministère du Développement et de la Coordination de l’Action gouvernementale (MDC) du Bénin. Cette collaboration vise à co-définir, produire et intégrer des données probantes dans les politiques publiques à travers l’ensemble de l...
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Egypt Impact Lab: Making every Egyptian pound spent on development count

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The EIL’s integration into the formal structure of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development in 2024 marked a turning point in Egypt’s commitment to evidence-based governance.