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Author Archives: Patrick Lester
House Holds Hearing on Social Impact Bonds
Legislation that would provide additional federal support for social impact bonds (SIBs) took a tentative step forward today when a House subcommittee held a hearing focused on their potential benefits and tradeoffs. The bill being considered, the Social Impact Bond … Continue reading
Posted in Social Impact Bonds / Pay for Success
Education Data Privacy in the States: 2014 Update
The Data Quality Campaign has just released a report (and associated blog post) on the status of state efforts to address education data privacy. Since most states have part-time legislatures whose legislative sessions are over by now, the report provides … Continue reading
Is State Performance-based Budgeting Making a Comeback?
According to a story from The Pew Charitable Trusts, performance-based budgeting is making a comeback in state government, but with mixed results so far. According to the story: [The National Association of State Budget Officers] concluded in its 2014 paper … Continue reading
Posted in Government Performance
Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Evidence Base Grows, New Social Impact Bond in DC
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it has added four new programs to the list of evidence-based models evaluated by its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review, bring the total number of effective programs on its … Continue reading
ACF Releases Confidentiality Toolkit
The Administration for Children and Families has released a Confidentiality Toolkit to help human services providers navigate the confidentiality and data security requirements of a number of federal programs. The report is a product of the agency’s broader Interoperability Initiative, … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Families, Data
Early Results of Peterborough Social Impact Bond Experiment Spark Debate
The initial results of an internationally known experiment with social impact bonds being conducted in Peterborough, England are being hotly debated by critics and supporters who disagree over how successful it has been. The program was originally intended to reduce … Continue reading
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SIF Releases Program Evaluation Guidance
The Social Innovation Fund (SIF) has released a new guide for program evaluation. The guide summarizes program theory, logic models, impact evaluation (and their related costs), evaluator qualifications, and human subject protection, among other topics. It also includes links to … Continue reading
Posted in Performance Management, Social Innovation Fund
Social Impact Bond Bills Introduced in Congress
Two bills with bipartisan sponsorship have been introduced in Congress to expand social impact bonds. In the House, Reps. Todd Young (R-IN) and John Delaney (D-MD) introduced the Social Impact Bond Act (H.R. 4885) on June 18. A companion bill, … Continue reading
Posted in Social Impact Bonds / Pay for Success
Performance and Outcomes in the Ryan Anti-poverty Plan
On July 24, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave a major speech on poverty that may foreshadow his party’s thinking if Republicans retake the White House in 2016. The speech was accompanied by the release of a 73-page plan, which he … Continue reading
Posted in Government Performance, Politics