MSG provides technical assistance to four state agencies as they design and implement cross-system strategies that improve education and career outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities. The project supports efforts to align K–12, postsecondary, and workforce systems to help students transition successfully into further education, training, or employment. MSG works with grantees to strengthen school and community partnerships, expand access to career pathways, and improve data practices that inform long-term program planning and student support. 

MSG designs, develops, delivers, and assesses a series of evaluation capacity building training and an evaluation management certification program to support DHS workforce in meaningful engagement in evaluation planning, implementation, management, and use. 

MSG supports the release of NAEP data, provides technical information for stakeholder requests, and develops and maintains data reporting tools for NAEP analyses. 

Evaluate the WIC data collection efforts and make recommendations for improving processes and procedures, and ultimately facilitate the efficient distribution of resources to women and children in need.

Independent evaluation of a portfolio of 200+ projects, spanning over 50 countries in over a dozen sectors, to assess the outcomes of USTDA funding against key performance measures. 

MSG collaborated with USDA to create a scoring system for authorizing retailers accepting SNAP benefits that increased access to healthy food among low-income populations and ensured program integrity.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), MSG conducted a comprehensive mixed-methods study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) initiative in advancing interdisciplinary research and education for global sustainability. MSG designed a multi-part evaluation plan that included a historical review of NSF’s sustainability efforts, comparative analyses of SEES program outcomes, and a network analysis to assess cross-disciplinary collaboration.

MSG helped the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) identify an innovative approach to measure erroneous payments in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) to help better target funds to deserving students and improve academic outcomes.

Evaluation of the suite of resources and products produced by grantees under the NUE program, as well as recommendations for funding priorities that will ensure an adequate supply of nano-literate workers.

Identify an innovative approach to measure the success of the I-CORPS program, which prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into entrepreneurial endeavors.