Evidence-Based Policy: The Movement, the Goals, the Issues, the Promise - Ron Haskins Background A Brief History of Evidence-Based Policy - Jon Baron The Role of Evaluation in Building Evidence-Based - Larry L. Orr Major Elements of the Evidence-Based Movement Evidence-Informed Policy from an International Perspective - Thomas Chupein and Rachel Glennerster Use of Administrative Records in Evidence-Based Policymaking - Robert M. Groves The Role of Behavioral Economics in Evidence-Based Policymaking - William J. Congdon and Maya Shankar Managing Toward Evidence: State-Level Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Results First Initiative - Patrick Lester Pay for Success is Quietly Undergoing a Radical Simplification - George Overholser The Contributions of Institutions The Office of Management and Budget: The Quarterback of Evidence-Based Policy in the Federal Government - Kathy Stack The Institute of Education Sciences: A Model for Federal Research Offices - Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies - Rebecca A. Maynard The Roles Foundations are Playing in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement - Robert C. Granger The Role of Nonprofits Programs in Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs - James X. Sullivan Significance of the Evidence-Based Policy Movement Can Evidence-Based Policy Ameliorate the Nation’s Social Problems? - Virgina Knox, Carolyn J. Hill, and Gordon Berlin Evidence-Based Policy in the Real World: A Cautionary View - Adam Gamoran A Policy-Maker’s View Generating and Using Evidence Will Help to Reduce Social Problems - Senator Todd Young Following the Evidence to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy and Improve the Lives of Children and Families - Senator Thomas R. Carper, Andrea Kane, and Isabel Sawhill