David Myers and Mark Dynarski, Mathematica, Inc.
January 2003
The Education Department's new Institute of Education Sciences has published this ten-page Q & A style brochure to explain why "random assignment" is a desirable attribute of education research and program evaluation. Written by David Myers and Mark Dynarski of Mathematica Policy Research, it serves as a decent beginner's guide to this timely and contentious topic. You will find it on the web at http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/PDFs/randomassign.pdf.
