Ira Nichols-Barrer

This long-term randomized controlled trial followed students who applied to enter KIPP middle schools in 2008 and 2009, and measured their outcomes in college.

Mathematica built on its initial study of KIPP middle schools with this five-year project, designed to address the question of whether KIPP can maintain its effectiveness as the network grows. The study included an impact analysis, an implementation analysis, and a correlational analysis.

Mathematica is conducting a mixed-methods performance evaluation of the Industry-led Skills and Workforce Development (ISWD) project in the country of Georgia. The project aims to align the technical skills of the workforce with market demand through investments in vocational training.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation supported Georgia’s Improving General Education Quality Project. This project involved training of STEM teachers and improvements to school facilities. Mathematica’s study required multiple evaluation designs and data collection activities.

​This project ran an experiment to learn how best to select and present school choice data so that it is easy to use and understand and leads to smart choices.

For the past decade, Mathematica has provided analytic and technical support for rigorous education studies conducted by the RELs, including randomized controlled trials. Mathematica peer reviews a broad array of products, including plans and reports for descriptive studies, technical assistance products,...

Mathematica conducted a rigorous evaluation of the key activities of the Rwanda Threshold Program, which focuses on strengthening the rule of law, civil society, civic participation, media, and the inspectorate services of the national police.

This study examined the impact that CMOs had on student achievement, as well as the CMO structures, practices, and policy contexts that may influence these outcomes. Data sources included school records; site visits; CMO and district cost data; and surveys of CMOs, principals, and teachers.

According to a new study from Mathematica, students who attended Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) middle schools were substantially more likely to enroll in four-year colleges.

A Mathematica case study and a recent article in Education Next examine first-of-its-kind research that measures how accurately a so-called next generation high school assessment designed for the Common Core predicts college success, compared with the existing state assessment in Massachusetts.

This report shows that students’ scores on the existing high school assessment in Massachusetts predict college performance as well as scores on a new test that was recently developed by a consortium of states to align with Common Core standards.

This research recap looks at the efforts of the Rwandan government to improve performance on indicators related to democratic governance.