The CBSL pilot aimed to strengthen grantee capacity through scoping, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership¶
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q1 i? The CBSL initiative's stated goal was to strengthen grantee capacity for equity-centered strategic learning by helping grantees scope projects, matching grantees with providers, delivering cohort learning activities, and offering thought partnership; no outcome evaluation is reported. → Rabb 2021
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Rabb 2021¶
Rabb, B., Gardner, E., Pottinger, E., Tallapragada, R., Resch, A., Vorias, T., & Knechtel, V. (2021). Toolkit for Building a Virtual Learning Cohort. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/toolkit-for-building-a-virtual-learning-cohort
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Descriptive account of the CBSL pilot initiative run by Mathematica and Catalyst:Ed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and nine K-12 education grantees from May 2020 to September 2021. The article states the initiative's goal was to strengthen grantee capacity through four mechanisms; no outcome evaluation is reported.
"The initiative's goal was to strengthen grantee capacity for equity-centered strategic learning by helping grantees scope projects in their area of need, matching grantees with providers that could help build organizational capacity, delivering cohort learning activities, and offering thought partnership."
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Related Claims¶
- A pilot initiative partnered Mathematica and Catalyst:Ed with the Gates Foundation and nine K-12 education grantees to build strategic learning capacity from May 2020 to September 2021 — related
- The SPREE process can help build or strengthen a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation even where it is initially absent — related
- SDP and EP programs aim to enhance education agencies' data capacity through support, training, and staff placement — a broader claim this one bears on
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The CBSL pilot aimed to strengthen grantee capacity through scoping, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership |
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The CBSL pilot aimed to strengthen grantee capacity through scoping, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership |
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