The following six evaluations were selected (out of 19 nominated
reports) by an outside review panel as “outstanding” based on rigor
of evaluation methodology, importance of findings, clarity of presentation, and
other criteria (see appendix C for the full set of criteria). The
abstracts of these studies are included in Chapter 1 and are highlighted as
outstanding evaluations due to their overall policy significance,
methodological excellence, clarity of presentation, and other features.
- The Family Transition Program: Final Report on Florida's Initial
Time-Limited Welfare Program (Administration for Children and Families)
- Head Start Children's Entry into Public School: A Report on the
National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration
Study (Administration for Children and Families)
- Early Head Start - Building their Futures: How Early Head Start
Programs are Enhancing the Lives of Infants and Toddlers in Low-Income Families
(Administration for Children and Families)
- Reforming Medicaid: The Experience of Five Pioneering States with
Mandatory Managed Care and Eligibility Expansions (Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services)
- The Final Evaluation Report on the National Home Health Prospective
Payment Demonstration (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals (Health Resources
and Services Administration)