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How do you know if your program or initiative is effective? How do you gather proven practices or implement evidence-based practices? To respond to these questions, WSS presents three research and evaluation resources! The following resources...

Policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers have created many strategies to prepare workers to meet the growing education and training requirements of the current and future American workforce. These resources explore some of those strategies....

Examines the social change methodology known as “collective impact” through the lens of issue complexity.

Presents the results of an asset mapping project that assesses Illinois' readiness to build pathways for young people that combine rigorous academics with strong technical education through collective action.

Presents key elements for creating and sustaining regional partnerships, innovation, and economic growth.

Explains the importance of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without qualifying children in order to subsidize the earnings of less-educated workers in the United States.

Presents data on trends in wages around the world and compares them with trends in global labour productivity in order to analyze their complex political, social, and economic effects on the global economy.

Summarizes recent research to identify current gaps in employment and training research and to make recommendations for future research processes and priorities that could better inform policymakers, practitioners, job seekers, and employers.

Provides executive directors or regional councils with self-assessment strategies on how to improve the overall performance and management of their regional planning and development organizations.

Provides project leaders with step-by-step guidance to achieve sustainable outcomes.