MSG has been awarded the Department of Labor’s “Evaluation Support” Task Order under the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This opportunity provides logistical and evaluation support to CEO in leveraging existing data and expertise to assemble knowledge and answer questions of interest to the Department.

MSG has been awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Department of Labor, and Department of Education. Awards include:

National Endowment for the Arts’ Research & Evaluation Services BPA

Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) released a new podcast series highlighting the voices of adult learners from innovative secondary credentialing, bridge, and integrated education and training (IET) programs. The podcast series is an initiative of the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project, a three-year effort to identify and highlight innovative adult education practices that lead to improved learning outcomes.

MSG has relocated to the Bethesda Towers at 4340 East-West Highway, Suite 1100. The new location offers a larger office space, upgraded amenities for staff, on-site parking and eateries, conference facilities, closer walk to the Bethesda metro, and much more.

BETHESDA, MD – Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) joined the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) for a “Family Engagement” Webinar for educators who work with English learners (ELs). OELA provides national leadership to help ensure that English learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academic success. The Family Engagement webinar provided key research and strategies for fostering family engagement and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements related to EL family engagement.

BETHESDA, MD – A new report, Exploring the Causes of State Variation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Administrative Costs, was recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The study was authored by experts at Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) and their colleagues at the Urban Institute.

BETHESDA, MD – Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) recently completed an evaluation project with the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) portfolio of programs and received an ‘exceptional’ performance rating for quality, schedule and management in the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). MSG received this rating, which is the Federal Government’s highest possible rating for performance, throughout the life of the five-year contract.

BETHESDA, MD – MSG Cares, a philanthropic matching program of Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) that supports employee volunteerism, exceeded its charitable giving target with overwhelming employee support for the December Donation Drive. Employees raised over $5,000 with a 1:1 corporate match, resulting in $10K in donations to partner organizations.

As a firm, MSG has been reflecting on the horrific and senseless killing of George Floyd.

Manhattan Strategy Group to help the National Charter School Resource Center connect with important stakeholders at the annual charter school authorizer conference - #NACSAcon 2019.

BETHESDA, MD - Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) kicked off its management of the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) in July 2019. Next month, NCSRC will connect with major charter school stakeholders at an annual conference organized by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.