Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-292) and index.

Evidence use from a political perspective -- The "what" -- types of evidence used in the policy process -- The "who" -- producers, entrepreneurs, and intermediaries -- The "how" -- evidence use across stages of the policy process -- Adopting and implementing the common core at the state level: four comparative cases -- Evidence use in the children's health insurance program: a cross-sector case study -- Creating political incentives for the use of evidence.

"In Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy, political scientists Lorraine M. McDonnell and M. Stephen Weatherford provide an original analysis of evidence use in education policymaking to help scholars and advocates shape policy more effectively"--