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Using nationally representative data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019) and the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES 2019), this research brief evaluates the performance of direct cognitive assessments of Head Start children, including the validity of the Minnesota Executive Function Scale App (MEFS AppTM) for Head Start children and whether there was any systematic item bias in the latest editions of cognitive assessments between AIAN children (in AIAN FACES) compared with White, non-Hispanic children (in FACES).

Explore this resource toolbox, which highlights selected resources and tools that are particularly relevant for current and future Tribal TANF-Child Welfare Coordination (TTCW) grantees, and that may also be relevant for other human services programs.

Learn more about a standard definition for “rural” to apply to collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and findings for the Human Services Programs in Rural Contexts study funded by ACF.

This brief describes three principles to guide collaborations around data practice. It includes implementation strategies, case studies, and additional resources to support collaboration.

This brief describes the capacity-building approach of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which helps Tribal Home Visiting grantees strengthen their data systems through TA from the Tribal Home Visiting Evaluation Institute (TEI). 

This guide is designed to support Tribal TANF — Child Welfare Coordination (TTCW) grantees, other human services programs, and other stakeholders in effectively communicating information about their programs. It presents guidance and strategies that can be used to develop plans and carry out activities to communicate accomplishments of programs to their desired audiences.

Updates on behavioral economics and the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project.

Updates on behavioral economics and the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project.

This publication uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to present four sets of tables, summarizing...

Updates on behavioral economics and the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project.