RFA CEO AND CO-FOUNDER MICHELE JOLIN PRAISES EFFORT TO GIVE POLICYMAKERS BETTER EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FUNDING DECISIONS
WASHINGTON – Today, following the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s reporting out of the bipartisan Strengthening Education through Research Act (SETRA), Results for America CEO and Co-Founder Michele Jolin issued the following statement praising lawmakers for taking bipartisan action to build and disseminate evidence on what works in education and for using data to improve federal programs. The legislation was reported out of committee by a unanimous vote.
“The bipartisan Strengthening Education through Research Act (SETRA) means greater rigor and relevance when it comes to education research and gives practitioners and policymakers evidence on which to base their decisions,” said Michele Jolin, CEO and Co-Founder and CEO of Results for America. “The bill would leverage roughly one half of a penny of every education dollar to improve how the other 99 cents are spent, a recommendation Results for America and our ‘Investing in What Works’ coalition have made over the past several years. We appreciate the Committee taking this important step and hope that Congress will take up the legislation soon. The Committee’s reporting out of SETRA builds on the growing commitment from Congress and the Administration to adopt a Moneyball approach to governing, using data, evidence, and evaluation to improve the lives of young people, their families, and communities.”
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Results for America is committed to improving outcomes for young people, their families, and communities by shifting public resources toward programs and practices that use evidence and data to improve quality and get better results. In a climate of constrained resources and mounting demands, we know that public funds must increasingly be invested in “what works.” For more information about Results for America, click here.