Author Archive
Patrick Lester
Management
What Mid-Size Cities Can Teach Feds About Performance
Successful data efforts require focus, buy-in and capacity.
- Patrick Lester
Management
The Future of Evidence-Based Policy Hangs on the Trump-Ryan Relationship
Intra-party tensions within the GOP threaten recent progress.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Evidence-Based Policy Proponents Face Cost, Privacy, Political Hurdles
Bipartisan commission explores how to make federal data more widely available to program evaluators.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Republicans Deploy an Old Tool in Combating Poverty: Evidence
The GOP is turning to evidence-based policy to address a host of challenges, but lawmakers in both parties have a long track record of politicizing outcomes.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Obama Administration’s New Performance Grade: Improved, But Work Remains
The worst ratings related to cutting programs, practices or policies that aren't working.
- Patrick Lester
Management
There’s New Hope for Proponents of Evidence-Based Policy
A federal commission's top task may be setting a truly bipartisan agenda.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Hidden In the Partisan Budget Divide: An Agreement on Evidence-Based Policy
So far, much of this has flown below the radar.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Does Pay for Success Work? Define 'Success'
Performance-based experiments net mixed reviews.
- Patrick Lester
Management
Driving Results in Cities Could Influence Federal Performance Efforts
Using data to steer limited funds to programs that work.
- Patrick Lester