A trusted partner for more than 35 years.
Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA)—a woman-owned small business—conducts research, policy analysis, program evaluation, and program planning. Our practice areas include education, supports for learning, strengthening communities, and systems-building.
A trusted partner for more than 35 years, PSA has worked with federal, state, and local government agencies; private foundations; and national, regional, and local nonprofit organizations.
PSA aims to help clients make sound decisions.
PSA staff are accomplished researchers and evaluators, skilled in state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative methods. Our research teams:
Generate creative research and evaluation design solutions that reflect the policy context
Remain flexible, adaptable, and committed research partners
Set high standards for data quality and analysis
Deliver policy-relevant products with practical applications
Generate findings that contribute to improved practice
We collaborate with clients to address their purposes, whether those involve the development or scale of a program, a measurement framework that supports continuous practice improvement, evidence-informed policy choices, or the valid assessment of impact.
We customize our inquiry to the client’s purposes and ensure that our findings are actionable and useful.
We take pride in work that is both relevant and rigorous.
➤ latest News & UPDATES
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News
- Mar 5, 2021 Digital Promise features PSA blog on Six Strategies for Equitable Education Systems
- Feb 4, 2021 New report by CCSSO and PSA aims to improve national student reading performance
- Nov 3, 2020 Just published: New book on using data for program improvement
- Apr 10, 2020 Results of Reading Partners AmeriCorps Alumni Study released
- Mar 3, 2020 Evaluation of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s LEAP Program
- Jan 28, 2020 Leadership Pipelines in Afterschool
- Jan 28, 2020 Global Learning in Community and Technical Colleges
- Nov 21, 2019 U.S. Department of Education releases report on the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grants Program co-authored by PSA
- Aug 28, 2019 U.S. Department of Education releases PSA-SRI-ARS report on the federally funded Migrant Education Program (ESEA, Title I, Part C)