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One Small Step for Sensible Policymaking
Trump just signed a new law to help measure the effectiveness of government programs. That’s good, but not good enough.
Not evidence-based.
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The government had been shut for more than three weeks when President Donald Trump decided to strike a blow for sensible policymaking. (Go figure.) On Jan. 14, he signed the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, legislation that aims to improve data analysis and program evaluation.
And good for him! But much more needs to be done to measure the effectiveness of government programs.