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What's New from the Welfare
Reform Academy
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Testimony on Poverty Measurement, House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Work and Welfare October 24, 2023
Douglas J. Besharov
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Why We Shouldn't Bemoan the Loss of the Expanded Child Tax Credit September 27, 2023
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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The Oxford Handbook of Family Policy Over the Life Course, March 2023
Mary Daly, Birgit Pfau-Effinger, Neil Gilbert, and Douglas J. Besharov, editors
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Introduction: European and US Experiences with Labor Activation, November 2022
Douglas Besharov and Douglas Call
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Work and the Social Safety Net: Labor Activation in Europe and the United States, November 2022
Douglas Besharov and Douglas Call, editors
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Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe, Evaluation Review, July 2022 [PDF]
By Douglas Besharov and Gian Paolo Barbetta
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Excess Partisanship and the Cost of Big Budget Bills, The Hill, February 7, 2022
Douglas Besharov and Douglas Call
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Joe Manchin Has a Point: Means-Testing Would Make 'Social Infrastructure' Bill Affordable, The Hill, November 9, 2021
Douglas Besharov and Douglas Call
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Call for Nominations for the 2024 Rossi Award
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Call for Nominations for the 2023 European Rossi Award
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Testimony on the Reduction of Child Poverty, House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, March 11, 2020 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov
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PROTOCOL: Early Childhood Education Programs for Improving the Development and Achievement of Low-income Children: A Systematic Review, 2020 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Douglas M. Call, and Jason M. Scott
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Poverty in the US and Its Causes, November 11, 2019 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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UMD Summer Course: Program Evaluation and Applied Policy Analysis
Paris, France, July 1-13, 2019
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Meta-Evaluation of "Do State TANF Polices Affect Child Abuse Policies", 2018 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Neil Gilbert, Douglas M. Call, and Jason M. Scott
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UMD Summer Course: Comparative Policy Analysis and Practical Program Evaluation
Paris, France, July 3-20, 2017
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UMD Summer Course: Understanding and Synthesizing Evidence-Based Research
Paris, France, June 2-16, 2018
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Testimony on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, April 4, 2017 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Modern Performance Measurement: Monitoring Program "Outcomes" Instead of "Impacts", January 20, 2017 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Using Logic Models to Strengthen Performance Management, January 20, 2017 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Rethinking Expanded WIC Eligibility and Enrollment, R Street Policy Study No. 76, December 2016 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Summer Institute on Program Evaluation
CEU, Budapest, Hungary, July 18-22, 2016
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The Expansion of WIC Eligibility and Enrollment: Time to Re-Think Policies and Practices, 2016 (Updating a 2009 report) [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Testimony on Labor Activation European Practices, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, November 17, 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Discouraging Marriage: The hidden cost of means-tested government benefits,The Weekly Standard, September 21, 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Neil Gilbert |
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Marriage Penalties in the Modern Social-Welfare State, R Street Policy Study No. 40, September 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Neil Gilbert |
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A Focus On Results, Accenture, September 2015 [PDF]
Gary Glickman and Douglas J. Besharov |
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Declining Labor Force Participation and the Expanding Social Safety Net, 2015 Index of
Culture and Opportunity, The Heritage Foundation, August 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Social Impact Bonds, Pay-for-Success, and Education Programs
University Club, Tuesday, July 14, 2015
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Reconceiving SNAP: Is Nutritional Assistance Really Income Support? Research on Social Work Practice, June 15, 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Testimony on SNAP, House Committee on Agriculture, February 25, 2015 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Implementing the SNAP Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Levels, April 10, 2014 [PDF]
Co-Sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and the Secretary's Innovation Group, Hosted by Mathematica Policy Research |
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Recent Developments in Labor Activation in Denmark, December 5, 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Recent Developments in Disability Policy in the Netherlands, November 26, 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Recent Developments in Labor Activation in the United Kingdom, September 9, 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Testimony on the War on Poverty, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Budget, July 31, 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Teaching in Today's Global Classroom: Policy Analysis in Cross-National Settings, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Summer 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Jennifer Oser |
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Testimony on Labor Activation Policies in the OECD, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, February 28, 2013 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Testimony on the Use of Technology to Improve Administration of SSI, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, July 25, 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Social Impact Bonds: What's the buzz about?, May 11, 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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Inside a Social Impact Bond Agreement - Exploring the Contract Challenges of a New Social Finance Mechanism, May 3, 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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Defining Terms in a Social Impact Bond Agreement, May 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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Social Impact Bonds and Government Contracting, May 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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Fact Sheet: Social Impact Bonds - A Brief Introduction to a New Financing Tool for Social Programs, April 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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Social Impact Bonds 101, March 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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What Are Social Impact Bonds?, March 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov, Jitinder Kohli, and Kristina Costa |
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"Pay-for-Success" Bonds Gain Adherents, February 2012 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Jitinder Kohli |
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Testimony of Douglas J. Besharov on TANF before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, September 8, 2011 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Testimony of Douglas J. Besharov before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, April 7, 2011 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov |
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Welfare States Amid Economic Turmoil: Adjusting Work-oriented Policy,
Policy & Politics, 2011 [PDF]
Neil Gilbert and Douglas J. Besharov |
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The Global Budget Race, Fall 2010 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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JPAM Classics: Poverty, Welfare, and Public Policy - Introduction, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, October 8, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Presidential Address — From the Great Society to Continuous Improvement Government: Shifting From "Does It Work?"" to "What Would Make It Better?"", Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, March 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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The Expansion of WIC
Eligibility and Enrollment: Good Intentions, Uncontrolled Local Discretion,
and Compliant Federal Officials, March 5, 2009
[PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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Testimony
on Building a Foundation for Families: Fighting Hunger, Investing in Children,
U.S. Congress, House Budget Committee, February 12, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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Not
Enough "Change" in the Stimulus Bill, February 10, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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Head
Start Falls Further Behind, February 8, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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Income Transfers Alone Won't Eradicate Poverty, The Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Lessons from the 2008—2009 Recession:
Response to Plotnick, The Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4, 2009 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call |
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Presidential Address — From the Great Society to Continuous Improvement Government: The Hopes of an Impatient Incrementalist (As Delivered), November 7, 2008 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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The
New Kindergarten: The case for universal pre-kindergarten isn't as strong
as it seems, Fall 2008 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call
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Forum: Preschool Puzzle: As
State after State Expands Pre-K Schooling, Questions Remain, Fall 2008 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Craig Ramey
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Social Welfare Conservatism
, January 2008 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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Two Cheers for
American Welfare Reform - Lessons Learned, Questions Raised, Next
Steps, 2008 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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The Right Kind
of Hand Up, November 19, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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UMD/AEI Poverty Tabulator
User's Guide (Draft), November 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov, John Coder, and Gordon Green
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The Rio Grande Rises
, October 1, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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Poverty Update: The Long-Term Story behind the New Numbers
, September 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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Federal and State
Child Care and Early Education Expenditures (1997-2005): Child Care Spending Falls as Pre-K Spending Rises
, September 4, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov, Caeli A. Higney, and Justus A. Myers
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Cost
Per Child for Early Childhood Education and Care: Comparing Head Start, CCDF Child Care,
and Prekindergarten/Preschool Programs (2003/2004), August 31, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov, Justus A. Myers, and Jeffrey S. Morrow
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Testimony
on Measuring Poverty in America, U.S. Congress, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee
on Income Security and Family Support, August 1, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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Giving
Head Start a Fresh Start, June 29, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Caeli A. Higney
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Testimony
on Early Care and Education, Joint Economic Committee,
U.S. Congress, June 27, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov
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Head
Start: Mend It, Don't Expand It, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Caeli A. Higney
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Head
Start: Reply to Barnett and Currie, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Caeli A. Higney
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Nonpoor
Children in Head Start: Explanations and Implications, 2007 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Jeffrey S. Morrow
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Beyond the Safety
Net: A Brief Review Forty Years after the War on Poverty, November 3, 2006 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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Federal
and State Child Care Expenditures (1997-2004): Rapid Growth
Followed by Steady Spending, September 1, 2006 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Caeli A. Higney
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Two
Cheers for Welfare Reform, August 15, 2006 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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Child
Care Data in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
(SIPP): Inaccuracies and Corrections, June 5, 2006 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov, Jeffrey S. Morrow,
and Anne Fengyan Shi |
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Poor
America, March 24, 2006 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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Rethinking Child Care Research, 2006
Douglas J. Besharov and Jeffrey S. Morrow, eds.
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Head
Start's Broken Promise, October 2005 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov |
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Full-Engagement
Welfare in New York City: Lessons for TANF's Participation
Requirements, August 2004 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis
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Reconsidering
the Federal Poverty Measure, June 14, 2004 [PDF]
By Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis
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The
Role of Career and Technical Education: Implications for Federal Policy, Revised May 2004 [PDF]
By Marie Cohen and Douglas J. Besharov
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Toughening
TANF, March 23, 2004 [PDF]
Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis analyze likely
state responses to Congressional proposals reauthorizing
the 1996 welfare reform law. |
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Recognizing
and Reporting Child Abuse
Child abuse training videos available. CEUs
available.
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Family
Well-Being After Welfare Reform, 2002 [PDF]
Since 1994, welfare rolls have decreased
by almost 60 percent nationwide. Are low-income children
and their families better off—or worse off—after welfare
reform? This volume explores concerns across a broad range
of areas, identifying the relevant data sets, surveys,
and other materials that could aid this assessment. Authors
include Richard Bavier, Harold S. Beebout, Douglas J.
Besharov and Peter Germanis, Richard J. Gelles, Julia
B. Isaacs, Lorraine V. Klerman, Wendy D. Manning, Peter
H. Rossi, Patricia Ruggles and Matthew Stagner, Isabel
V. Sawhill, Lawrence W. Sherman, and John C. Weicher
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The Welfare Reform Academy is an
educational institution designed to help state and local
officials, private social service providers, and other
interested parties understand best practices in dealing
with poverty and child welfare issues. The Welfare Reform
Academy is a project of the University
of Maryland School of Public Policy.
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