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Ringing in a New Year With a New Congress

January 10, 2017

The following post was written by America Forward Government Affairs Director Nicole Truhe. On January 3, 2017, the first session of the 115th United States Congress was officially gaveled into session. Coming out of Election Day 2016, Republicans retained control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Their majorities, however, were diminished slightly in both chambers (241-194

The Federal Implications Of Pay For Success

October 11, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward Government Affairs Director, and Bryan Boroughs, Institute for Child Success General Counsel and Director of Legislative Affairs. Over the course of the first nine months of this year, we have seen four new Pay for Success projects launched across the country. These projects are focusing on issues such as homelessness,

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State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy June/July 2016

July 14, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its bi-monthly Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call at the end of June to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates provided on the call and additional

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STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

May 2, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its latest Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call last week to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates provided and additional resources needed to access more detail

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America Forward Applauds Congressional Passage of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act

March 17, 2016

“Members of the America Forward Coalition applaud Congress for approving the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016. Introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI), the bill would create a commission to develop practices and processes for ensuring the use of evidence and outcomes in the development of policies and in

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STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

March 1, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. It was a very productive 2015 for Pay for Success and evidence-based policy as the 114th Congress on a bi-cameral and bi-partisan basis introduced over a dozen pieces of legislation, amendments, or budget authorities that supported Pay for Success, evidence, and innovation policy and practice in

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America Forward Commends Congressional Passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016

December 18, 2015

Act provides federal funding for important programs that advance innovation and evidence. WASHINGTON, D.C. | December 18, 2015 – America Forward and Members of the America Forward Coalition issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2016. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 65

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STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

December 17, 2015

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. It has been a very exciting year for Pay for Success and Evidence Policy in this first session of the 114th Congress. Over a dozen pieces of legislation, amendments, or budget authorities that support Pay for Success, evidence, and innovation have been introduced and supported on

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America Forward Tweetstorms ESSA Passage

December 10, 2015

Yesterday, the Senate passed the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), paving the way for President Obama to sign the most important piece of education legislation of the last decade (see America Forward's statement here). America Forward's staff and leaders from the 70+ innovative organizations in the America Forward Coalition worked incredibly hard over the last year to help shape

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The Every Student Succeeds Act: Overview of America Forward’s Priorities

December 4, 2015

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director. On December 1, 2015, the House made significant progress towards a historic reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by approving the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by a vote of 359 to 64. With that vote, Congress is just one step away from final

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Ringing in a New Year With a New Congress

The Federal Implications Of Pay For Success

State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy June/July 2016

STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

America Forward Applauds Congressional Passage of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act

STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

America Forward Commends Congressional Passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016

STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

America Forward Tweetstorms ESSA Passage

The Every Student Succeeds Act: Overview of America Forward’s Priorities

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