4.4: What Works Clearinghouses

[Provide] repositories that synthesize evaluation findings in ways that make research useful to decision-makers, researchers, and practitioners.

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"What works" clearinghouses are repositories that synthesize evaluation findings in ways that make research useful to decision-makers, researchers, and practitioners. Moreover, as Federal innovation funds and other programs provide financial incentives for using and building evidence, these repositories provide useful tools for understanding what interventions are ready for replication or expansion and disseminating results.

Stakeholder(s):

• Decision-Makers


• Researchers


• Practitioners


• Federal Innovation Programs: Examples: Current "what works" clearinghouses include the Department of Justice's CrimeSolutions.gov, the Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidenced-based Programs and Practices, and the Department of Labor's new Clearinghouse ofLabor Evaluation and Research.


• Department of Justice


• CrimeSolutions.gov


• Department of Education


• What Works Clearinghouse


• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


• National Registry of Evidenced-based Programs and Practices


• Department of Labor


• Clearinghouse of Labor Evaluation and Research

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