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The Bank Examination Questionnaire (BEQ)
- January, 2025
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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No CommentsThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has contracted with Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR) to conduct a national evaluation of banks’ experience with OCC’s examination and supervision process. The goal is to improve every institution’s experience with future supervision and the examination process. DIR sends monthly letters via postal mail to bank... Read More -
Austin Quality-of-Life Study: Addressing the Needs of Young Children and Their Caregivers
- January, 2025
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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The City of Austin has engaged DIR to conduct a detailed quality-of-life study focused on young children and their caregivers in the Austin/Travis County area. This study will describe the demographics of this population, including underserved and diverse communities, and identify key factors affecting their quality of life, such as childcare, housing, transportation, and education.... Read More -
Follow-up Surveys to Test Alternative Rent Policies
- January, 2019
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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HUD’s Rent Reform Demonstration gives participating housing agencies the opportunity to adopt new policies on a trial basis and to learn from a careful evaluation whether they achieve benefits for tenants and the housing agency. The primary goal of the randomized controlled trial study is to test the effects of an alternative rent policy on... Read More -
Evaluation of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Behavior (MTSS-B)
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior (MTSS-B) program focuses on improving student behaviors in the classroom by observing schools, teachers, and staff to identify areas where support is needed for the overall improvement of learning. MTSS-B is being evaluated in 89 schools across 9 school districts from fall 2015 through spring 2018. DIR was... Read More -
National audit and evaluation of Job Corps Data performance data
- March, 2018
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Department of Labor (DOL) National Office of Job Corps (NOJC) contracted with DIR to provide data integrity; program and policy research and evaluation; and statistical support for five years. Job Corps is the nation’s largest residential training program with between 45,000 and 60,000 students participating in academic and career training each year. The program... Read More -
Evaluation of the Impact of a College Preparatory Model on Youth Outcomes
- November, 2017
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The SEED Foundation provides innovative educational opportunities that prepare underserved students for success in college and beyond. SEED currently operates two college-preparatory boarding schools—one in Washington, D.C., and one in Maryland—that serve students in grades 6 through 12. The SEED evaluation, funded by the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF), explored the impact of the SEED... Read More -
Technical Assistance and Support to REL SW
- November, 2017
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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REL Southwest serves the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The high-priority needs that were identified for this service region were charter school effectiveness, closing the achievement gap, early childhood education, effective teachers and principals, English learners, Hispanic achievement in STEM, and rural school performance. To address those needs, REL Southwest collaborated... Read More -
Observations of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Implementation – Making Proud Choices (MPC)!
- September, 2017
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), commissioned an impact study of the effectiveness of the Making Proud Choices (MPC)! teen pregnancy prevention program. This study uses a random assignment design to measure the effectiveness of the program, as delivered in schools and by external health educators, with schools... Read More -
Design and evaluation of college access program
- August, 2017
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) contracted with DIR and its partner, Abt Associates, to conduct a study of TRIO Implementation and Outcomes. TRIO programs identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The study focused on one of TRIO’s eight programs—Upward Bound (UB). DIR led the team... Read More -
Multi-mode and longitudinal data collection of a teen pregnancy prevention study
- February, 2017
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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DIR partnered with Abt Associates to conduct surveys for the Study of Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP): Replication of Evidence-Based Programs, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Office of Adolescent Health (within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). To determine the effectiveness of each of three... Read More -
Faculty and Staff Diversity Survey for the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)
- June, 2013
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) contracted with Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR) to conduct the BCM 2009 Faculty and Staff Diversity Survey. The survey examined the opinions of BCM’s faculty and staff about topics including corporate culture, diversity initiatives, and job flexibility. BCM is committed to an inclusive academic and workplace environment that actively values... Read More
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