To dramatically expand opportunity and improve the lives of young people, their families and communities, government policy and funding decisions must be informed by the best possible data and evidence about impact. In short, government at all levels must be committed to “investing in what works.”
To make this case, in 2013, Results for America launched the Moneyball for Government campaign. Named after the book and movie about Major League Baseball’s famous 2002 Oakland A’s team that succeeded against big-spending opponents by using a data-driven approach, Moneyball for Government seeks to bridge the gap between existing evidence and data about impact, and elected officials and policy makers using that information to make better choices. Late last year, we released Moneyball for Government, a book written by an experienced group of political and policy leaders from across the political spectrum, to provide policymakers a roadmap for investing in what works.