By Ryan Galvin Wise For decades, governments have focused mostly on the quantity of jobs created — not the quality or equity of those jobs. …

By Ross Tilchin How do local government leaders decide where to spend scarce resources? It’s a fundamental question with deep ramifications on the likelihood of upward mobility for residents in every city and county across the country. Results for America developed the Economic Mobility Catalog to help local leaders identify…

By Jess Valand In April 2022, Peter Coy of the New York Times wrote, “If quantity of jobs were all that mattered, workers would be in heaven right now.” In the last year, American workers have clearly shown that quantity is not all that matters. Workers are quitting their jobs…

By Kelsey Berkowitz From the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), billions of dollars are now set to flow to states and localities from the federal government. …

By Results for America Launched in 2013, Results for America’s annual Invest in What Works Federal Standard of Excellence (Federal Standard of Excellence) serves as a “north star” for how federal agencies and departments can consistently and effectively use data and evidence in budget, policy, and management decisions to achieve…

State education leaders who are champions for data- and evidence-use significantly impact the way their state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) serve students. These leaders are better positioned to: Deeply understand their students’ needs; Identify, share, and invest in evidence-based strategies; and Create a culture of continuous…

State education leaders who are champions for data- and evidence-use significantly impact the way their state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) serve students. These leaders are better positioned to: Deeply understand their students’ needs; Identify, share, and use evidence-based strategies; and Create a culture of continuous improvement…

By Annelise Eaton, Senior Director of Research, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and EdResearch for Recovery, a joint initiative of Results for America and the Annenberg Institute. As students return to school for the first time in three years without most COVID precautions in place, the impact of…

By Sara Kerr, Sam Stockwell and Jen Tolentino The last three years have stretched our schools to their absolute limit. Remote learning, social distancing, staffing shortages, ever-changing regulations — all of it — have left city staff, teachers, students and parents depleted. And as recovery efforts continue, it doesn’t look…