Outcome-Driven Legislation: Updating the Policy Process

Popvox Foundation

Outcomes-Driven Legislation (ODL) or Outcomes-Driven Policy (ODP) is a new approach to policymaking that focuses on establishing clear goals or outcomes for policy interventions, rather than dictating specific solutions or implementation methods. To ensure the effectiveness of an ODL/ODP policy, standardized metrics of program effectiveness are established and constantly updated. 

Resource of the Week:  Education Recovery Scorecard

Stanford/Harvard Universities

Researchers at Stanford and Harvard Universities teamed up to measure and compare K-12 learning loss and ensuing recovery at the district level across the country after the pandemic. With data from 11,000 districts, the interactive maps and corresponding data on this site provide insight on trends in academic achievement and chronic absenteeism. (H/T to Barrett & Greene).