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,innovation & ,opportunity ,act to def9e
 ! t]m evid5ce-bas$4  #a4 ,evid5ce-bas$ 
def9ition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #c ( ! 
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
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at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#gb7  
,evid5ce-bas$ ,! t]m evid5ce-bas$1 :5   
us$ ) respect to an activity1 s]vice1   
/rategy1 or int]v5tion1 or cont5t (     
mat]ials1 means an activity1 s]vice1    
/rategy1 or int]v5tion1 or cont5t (     
mat]ials t-- 7,a7 demon/rates a         
/ati/ically significant effect on       
improv+ p>ticipant outcomes or o!r      
relevant outcomes bas$ on-- 7i7 /rong   
evid5ce f at lea/ #a well-design$ &     
well-implem5t$ exp]im5tal /udy2  7ii7   
mod]ate evid5ce f at lea/ #a            

well-design$ & well-implem5t$           
quasi-exp]im5tal /udy2 or  7iii7 promis+
 evid5ce f at lea/ #a well-design$ &    
well-implem5t$ correlational /udy )     
/ati/ical controls = selection bias2 or 
7,b7 7i7 demon/rates a rationale bas$ on
 high-quality rese>* f9d+s or positive  
evaluation t su* activity1 s]vice1      
/rategy1 or int]v5tion is likely to     
improve /ud5t outcomes or o!r relevant  
outcomes2 &  7ii7 includes ongo+ ef=ts  
to exam9e ! effects ( su* activity1     
s]vice1 /rategy1 or int]v5tion4  4  7b7 
,description ( evid5ce-,bas$ programs   
,section #ajb7;b77#a7 ( ! ,work=ce      
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caab7;b77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 by ins]t+ ! ext5t to
 :i* su* activities are evid5ce-bas$1   
aft] ( su* activities12  7#b7 9         
subp>agraph 7,d71 at ! end1 by /rik+ &2 
7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 by /rik+ ! p]iod
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7 a       
description ( any /rategies ! ,/ate w   

use to prioritize ! fund+ ( evid5ce-bas$
 programs ?r\gh ! funds available =     
/atewide work=ce developm5t activities  
describ$ 9 section #abh7;a74  4