The 2018 Invest in What Works State Standard of Excellence sets a national standard—a “north star”—for how state governments can consistently and effectively use data and evidence in budget, policy, and management decisions to achieve better outcomes for their residents. Results for...
2018_Invest_In_What_Works_State-Standard-of-Excellence.pdf
Evidence-based policymaking is the systematic use of findings from program evaluations and outcome analyses (“evidence”) to guide government policy and funding decisions. By focusing limited resources on public services and programs that have been shown to produce positive results, governments...
How_States_Engage_in_Evidence_Based_Policymaking.pdf