Cost vs. Investment

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Scott P. Schulz

A study sought to determine which training method was most effective for behavior change—interactivity or the chance to fail. More »

Feds Lead the Way in Making Training Evaluations More Effective

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James Kirkpatrick

U.S. government agencies are taking heed to the recommendations outlined in a 2009 ASTD report, The Value of Evaluation. In 2009, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) published The Value of Evaluation: Making Training Evaluations More Effective,... More »

Intergovernmental Relations In a Time of Transition and Uncertainty

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Allan Rosenbaum

Evidence of serious problems in the American intergovernmental system is everywhere. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Ten.) recently called for an exchange by the federal and state governments of responsibilities for education and health policy to solve critical state financi... More »

Recommendations to Strengthen the Federal Budget Process

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Steve Redburn

The federal government faces a large long-term mismatch between projected spending and projected revenues. Closing this fiscal gap will require hard choices to yield trillions of dollars in budget savings. Achieving these savings while sustaining the nation's highest pu... More »