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tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 307 Accurately Reported 308 </span> 309 310 311 312 313 314 </div> 315 316 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 317 âPrespecificationâ or âpreregistrationâ â the publication of a studyâs analysis plan prior to estimating program impacts â is an important activity which has long been practiced in medical research and is happily becoming more common in randomized control trials⦠318 </p> 319 320 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 321 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/the-merits-of-prespecification-for-research-integrity-a-new-report-on-the-nurse-family-partnership-illustrates-a-win-win" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 322 Read more â 323 </a> 324 </p> 325 </article> 326 327 328 329 330 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 331 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs 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335 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 336 <time datetime="2021-04-14"> 337 Apr 14, 2021 338 </time> 339 </div> 340 341 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 342 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/why-replication-of-positive-rct-findings-is-essential-a-tale-of-two-programs-aimed-at-increasing-college-graduation-rates" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 343 Why replication of positive RCT findings is essential: A tale of two programs aimed at increasing college graduation rates 344 </a> 345 </h3> 346 347 348 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 349 As funders of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), our primary goal is to identify programs and strategies that can meaningfully improve peopleâs lives, and, importantly, that can be shown to do so in more than one study across different settings. Because many promising⦠350 </p> 351 352 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 353 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/why-replication-of-positive-rct-findings-is-essential-a-tale-of-two-programs-aimed-at-increasing-college-graduation-rates" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 354 Read more â 355 </a> 356 </p> 357 </article> 358 359 360 361 362 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 363 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 364 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/employment-welfare" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 365 Employment/Welfare 366 </a> 367 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 368 <time datetime="2020-12-15"> 369 Dec 15, 2020 370 </time> 371 </div> 372 373 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 374 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/national-rct-of-year-up-program-finds-major-five-year-earnings-gains-for-low-income-minority-young-adults" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 375 National RCT of âYear Upâ Program Finds Major, Five-Year Earnings Gains for Low-Income, Minority Young Adults 376 </a> 377 </h3> 378 379 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 380 381 382 383 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 384 Accurately Reported 385 </span> 386 387 388 389 390 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 391 <span aria-hidden="true">â </span> 392 Credible Positive Finding 393 </span> 394 395 </div> 396 397 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 398 Two years ago, we wrote about highly-promising initial findings for Year Up â a workforce training program for low-income young adults â in a large RCT sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesâ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families. The key⦠399 </p> 400 401 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 402 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/national-rct-of-year-up-program-finds-major-five-year-earnings-gains-for-low-income-minority-young-adults" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 403 Read more â 404 </a> 405 </p> 406 </article> 407 408 409 410 411 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 412 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 413 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/social-policy-general" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 414 Social PolicyâGeneral 415 </a>
416 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 417 <time datetime="2020-10-05"> 418 Oct 5, 2020 419 </time> 420 </div> 421 422 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 423 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/covids-hydroxychloroquine-lesson-applies-to-social-policy-too" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 424 COVIDâs hydroxychloroquine lesson applies to social policy, too 425 </a> 426 </h3> 427 428 429 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 430 Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) refute the claim that hydroxychloroquine is a viable medical intervention for COVID-19, and show that policymakers erred in touting its effectiveness based on less rigorous studies. The lesson? Itâs critical to build and prioritize⦠431 </p> 432 433 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 434 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/covids-hydroxychloroquine-lesson-applies-to-social-policy-too" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 435 Read more â 436 </a> 437 </p> 438 </article> 439 440 441 442 443 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 444 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 445 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/social-policy-general" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 446 Social PolicyâGeneral 447 </a> 448 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 449 <time datetime="2020-07-31"> 450 Jul 31, 2020 451 </time> 452 </div> 453 454 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 455 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/main-findings-misreported-in-federal-evaluation-of-hhs-program-for-low-income-families" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 456 Key Findings Misreported in Federal Evaluation of HHS Program for Low-Income Families 457 </a> 458 </h3> 459 460 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 461 462 463 464 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-danger text-on-danger px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 465 Not Accurately Reported 466 </span> 467 468 469 470 471 472 </div> 473 474 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 475 In this report, we discuss recent findings of a federally-sponsored RCT of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesâ (HHS) Assets for Independence program. As detailed below, we believe this study illustrates an all-too-common problem in program evaluations: In⦠476 </p> 477 478 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 479 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/main-findings-misreported-in-federal-evaluation-of-hhs-program-for-low-income-families" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 480 Read more â 481 </a> 482 </p> 483 </article> 484 485 486 487 488 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 489 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 490 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/employment-welfare" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 491 Employment/Welfare 492 </a>
493 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 494 <time datetime="2020-07-21"> 495 Jul 21, 2020 496 </time> 497 </div> 498 499 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 500 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/newly-published-study-of-federal-job-corps-program-inaccurately-claims-to-demonstrate-long-term-positive-effects" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 501 Newly-published study of federal Job Corps program inaccurately claims to demonstrate long-term positive effects 502 </a> 503 </h3> 504 505 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 506 507 508 509 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-danger text-on-danger px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 510 Not Accurately Reported 511 </span> 512 513 514 515 516 517 </div> 518 519 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 520 In this report we discuss newly-published findings in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) on the long-term effects of the federal Job Corps program. Job Corps, established in 1964, is the nationâs largest residential career training program for at-risk young⦠521 </p> 522 523 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 524 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/newly-published-study-of-federal-job-corps-program-inaccurately-claims-to-demonstrate-long-term-positive-effects" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 525 Read more â 526 </a> 527 </p> 528 </article> 529 530 531 532 533 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 534 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 535 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/employment-welfare" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 536 Employment/Welfare 537 </a> 538 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 539 <time datetime="2020-04-20"> 540 Apr 20, 2020 541 </time> 542 </div> 543 544 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 545 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/second-rct-of-nevada-reemployment-program-has-found-sizable-earnings-gains-providing-actionable-evidence-for-u-s-policy-post-pandemic" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 546 Second RCT of Nevada reemployment program has found sizable earnings gains, providing actionable evidence for U.S. policy post-pandemic 547 </a> 548 </h3> 549 550 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 551 552 553 554 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 555 Accurately Reported 556 </span> 557 558 559 560 561 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 562 <span aria-hidden="true">â </span> 563 Credible Positive Finding 564 </span> 565 566 </div> 567 568 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 569 In this report, we highlight positive new findings from a large replication RCT of Nevadaâs Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program for unemployment insurance (UI) claimants. The new findingsâsizable earnings gains, sustained over at least three⦠570 </p> 571 572 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 573 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/second-rct-of-nevada-reemployment-program-has-found-sizable-earnings-gains-providing-actionable-evidence-for-u-s-policy-post-pandemic" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 574 Read more â 575 </a> 576 </p> 577 </article> 578 579 580 581 582 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 583 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 584 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/postsecondary-education" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 585 Postsecondary Education 586 </a>
587 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 588 <time datetime="2020-03-13"> 589 Mar 13, 2020 590 </time> 591 </div> 592 593 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 594 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/second-rct-of-asap-program-for-low-income-students-finds-large-impacts-on-college-graduation-provides-actionable-evidence-on-how-to-increase-graduation-rates-nationwide" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 595 Second RCT of ASAP program for low-income students finds large impacts on college graduation, provides actionable evidence on how to increase graduation rates nationwide 596 </a> 597 </h3> 598 599 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 600 601 602 603 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 604 Accurately Reported 605 </span> 606 607 608 609 610 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 611 <span aria-hidden="true">â </span> 612 Credible Positive Finding 613 </span> 614 615 </div> 616 617 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 618 Newly-Reported RCT Findings: ASAP program nearly doubles three-year graduation rates of low-income community college students in Ohio, reproducing large impacts in an earlier RCT in New York. Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) is a comprehensive community college⦠619 </p> 620 621 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 622 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/second-rct-of-asap-program-for-low-income-students-finds-large-impacts-on-college-graduation-provides-actionable-evidence-on-how-to-increase-graduation-rates-nationwide" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 623 Read more â 624 </a> 625 </p> 626 </article> 627 628 629 630 631 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 632 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 633 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/health-care-delivery" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 634 Health Care Delivery 635 </a> 636 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 637 <time datetime="2020-01-29"> 638 Jan 29, 2020 639 </time> 640 </div> 641 642 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 643 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/disappointing-findings-and-moral-courage-the-camden-health-care-hotspotting-randomized-trial" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 644 Disappointing Findings and Moral CourageâThe Camden Health Care âHotspottingâ Randomized Trial 645 </a> 646 </h3> 647 648 <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"> 649 650 651 652 <span class="font-heading inline-flex items-center rounded-full font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest bg-success text-on-success px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs"> 653 Accurately Reported 654 </span> 655 656 657 658 659 660 </div> 661 662 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 663 Earlier this month, The New England Journal of Medicine published findings from an RCT of the Camden Coalitionâs hotspotting program for patients with very high use of health care services (i.e., âsuperutilizer
663sâ).[1] The findings, which received national press coverage,⦠664 </p> 665 666 <p class="font-heading mt-3"> 667 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/disappointing-findings-and-moral-courage-the-camden-health-care-hotspotting-randomized-trial" class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary no-underline hover:underline underline-offset-2"> 668 Read more â 669 </a> 670 </p> 671 </article> 672 673 674 675 676 <article class="group/post-listing py-6 border-b border-fg/10 last:border-b-0"> 677 <div class="font-heading mb-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-fg/60"> 678 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/policy-areas/social-policy-general" class="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-fg/70 no-underline hover:underline"> 679 Social PolicyâGeneral 680 </a> 681 <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> 682 <time datetime="2019-12-11"> 683 Dec 11, 2019 684 </time> 685 </div> 686 687 <h3 class="text-2xl font-heading font-semibold tracking-tight text-fg"> 688 <a href="https://straighttalkonevidence.org/posts/why-most-non-rct-program-evaluation-findings-are-unreliable-and-a-way-to-improve-them" class="text-inherit no-underline group-hover/post-listing:underline underline-offset-4 decoration-2 decoration-primary/40"> 689 Why most non-RCT program evaluation findings are unreliable (and a way to improve them) 690 </a> 691 </h3> 692 693 694 <p class="mt-3 text-base text-fg/75"> 695 As regular readers of our Straight Talk newsletter are aware, we focus our reports primarily on findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). 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