Research and Evaluation | Feb 13th at 9:35am
I got to Shaun Donovan’s lecture a bit late. One of his last points is that it’s difficult to figure out what success will look like for HUD. In order to get there—to that place of success—HUD needs to invest in research and evaluation. So for example, do housing investments lead to better education for children? or better job outcomes? Donovan is frank that he doesn’t think that we can answer those questions the way we need to today. This reminds me of something that Richard Saul Wurman, the creator of the TED conference, said—knowledge must precede action.
Diana Lind is editor in chief of Next American City.
