Evaluation isn’t just good for creating knowledge or informing investments; at its best, it’s a tool for strengthening the community itself. Including community members in decisions about an ...

Impact evaluations—typically, third-party studies that seek to prove a program model’s effectiveness—seem to be all the rage in social sector circles these days. Maybe in part that’s because the ...

Strategic evaluation is an important tool for assessing how well your business has performed, relative to its goals. It's an important way to reflect on achievements and shortcomings, and is also ...

A subjective performance evaluation typically relates to intangible employee qualities and is based on subjective feedback from the manager as opposed to objective, measurable feedback. Use of ...

The idea of tracking teacher accountability started with the best of intentions and a well-accepted understanding about the critical role teachers play in promoting student learning. The focus on ...

Teacher evaluations matter a lot—both to teachers and to those holding them accountable. But how can schools measure the performance of all teachers fairly? And what should they do with the results?