New Approaches for Encouraging "Evaluation in the Course of Things"

• In Event: RCT-YES: A New Tool to Support Lower-Cost Program Evaluation in Schools

Abstract

This presentation will describe barriers to evaluation in education settings and the steps IES, in partnership with other U.S. Department of Education program offices, is taking to remove these barriers by providing tools and support. In addition to supporting the development of RCT-YES, ED is providing grant and contract support for low-cost, quick turnaround studies; brief write-ups of findings to disseminate evidence to broad audiences; and the creation of TA materials including guides to conducting opportunistic experiments in school districts.

Author

• Joy Lesnick, Institute of Education Sciences