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Fostering a culture of evidence-based policies in Puerto Rico

Research Manager Laura Ruiz and consultant Kimberly Massa share exciting updates on our ongoing work in Puerto Rico, the latest in-person training, and upcoming capacity-building opportunities for future collaborators.
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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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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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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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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...
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Ideas to Implementation: How a research partnership can drive STEM equity and youth development in the City of Los Angeles

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  • Darnell G. Cole
  • Mabel Eunice Hernandez
  • Milie Majumder
  • Ting-Han Chang
  • Christopher Newman
  • Ramon Covarrubias
  • Daniel Millán
J-PAL staff, the Youth Development Department (YDD) of the City of Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California (USC) explore how they established their research collaboration for evaluating the Student Engagement, Exploration, and Development in STEM (SEEDS) program.
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Re-affirming the value of rigorous, policy-relevant research

Rigorous research plays an essential role in identifying which policies are achieving their intended goals. As leaders of a non-partisan research center, J-PAL North America believes in the power of data and evaluation to understand whether policies are working—and to course correct when they are...
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Beyond legal evidence: An interview with Judge Veronica Galván on evaluating judicial programs

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This blog features an interview with Judge Veronica Galvan, a member of the King County Superior Court, on the role of evaluating judicial programs.