by Andrew Brodsky | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Is your organization suffering from Evaluation As Usual (EAU)? Symptoms of EAU include overly enthusiastic language about successes, wish-washy discussion of potentially negative results, and a general lack of objective and critical data analysis and discussion....
by Andrew Brodsky | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog
The final report from the Early Childhood State Advisory Councils, released in May, documents the $92 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to 45 states to help build higher-quality early childhood systems. The funding touched the lives...
by Andrew Brodsky | Sep 20, 2015 | Blog
Apart from the words “free ice cream”, there’s nothing more exciting in my mailbox than an e-mail that says “new web-based cost-effectiveness tool.” Given the approximately 550$ billion we spend on K-12 education alone in this country, understanding the impact of...
by Andrew Brodsky | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog
In April I had the opportunity to participate in a panel on Pay For Success (PFS) programs at the annual Early Childhood Social Impact Performance Advisors Conference in San Diego. Jointly sponsored by the Institute for Child Success and ReadyNation, the conference...
by Andrew Brodsky | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog
I contributed a post this week to What Works In America’s Communities, a blog based on the recent book of the same name, which promotes innovative ideas that are helping to build stronger communities across the nation. Pay For Success financing structures fund...
by Andrew Brodsky | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Child Care 2020 Conference in Winnipeg. The conference is the fourth national child care conference in Canada’s history and the first in a decade. Presenters from around the country and overseas talked about issues...
