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050 00 $aHN59.2$b.H38 2015
082 00 $a361.6/10973$223
100 1 $aHaskins, Ron.
245 10 $aShow me the evidence :$bObama's fight for rigor and evidence in social policy /$cRon Haskins, Greg Margolis.
264 1 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$c[2015]
300 $axiv, 319 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.
505 0 $aThe Obama strategy for attacking social problems -- Improving the child-rearing skills of low-income parents -- Reducing teen pregnancy -- Building the evidence revolution in education -- The role of evidence in growing small organizations with big ideas -- Trying to build evidence into the workforce investment system -- Promoting skilled employment by improving community colleges -- So far, so good.
520 $a"Describes development and implementation of six evidence-based social policy initiatives undertaken by the Obama administration--spanning areas such as education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, and health--that led to effective ways in the use of social science evidence to guide federal policymaking and the operation of federal grant programs"--$cProvided by publisher.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y21st century.
650 0 $aEvaluation research (Social action programs)$zUnited States.
600 10 $aObama, Barack.
700 1 $aMargolis, Greg.