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J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments

MIT News
Organizations will support government agencies in using evidence to advance economic mobility and racial equity in the wake of Covid-19.

3 million Floridians started college but didn’t finish. Some need a push.

Tampa Bay Times
Personalized interventions like dedicated completion coaches are the best way to encourage long-run behavioral changes many noncompleters need to finish their degree, said University of Toronto economist Philip Oreopoulos.

December 2023 J-PAL North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's December newsletter features reflections on our ten year anniversary, a new blog post from our researching racial equity series, and ongoing studies conducted by J-PAL’s affiliated researchers on interventions to address the opioid epidemic.

Schools ramp up battle against chronic absenteeism

The Hill
Schools are stepping up efforts to combat chronic absenteeism, a major factor in plummeting test scores and other problems educators have faced with students since the pandemic.

Schools ramp up battle against chronic absenteeism

The Hill
Chronic absenteeism — commonly defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days — has affected millions of students and caught the attention of the White House, which has said the issue calls for an “all-hands-an-deck approach.”

County teams up with MIT to evaluate rent subsidy pilot program for seniors

The San Diego Union Tribune
Program aims to prevent low-income older adults from becoming homeless.

November 2023 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's November newsletter features J-PAL's inclusive language and asset-based framing guidelines; rigorous research on cash transfers, and our upcoming webinar on evaluating effectiveness and equity in climate mitigation programs.

J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments

MIT News
J-PAL North America and Results for America have announced 18 new partnerships with state and local governments across the country through their Leveraging Evidence and Evaluation for Equitable Recovery (LEVER) programming, which launched in April of this year.