While high-end evaluation methods like randomized control trials (RCTs) are the surest means of determining what interventions in fact cause certain outcomes, they are also time-consuming and costly and beyond the means of many, if not most, mainstream nonprofits.
Additionally, and separate from ThunderCloud Recruit, XOS Digital has developed an in-depth evaluation report for high school players out of Texas as an add-on product.
Charter schools and high-stakes testing are largely advocated by the same people, and high-stakes testing is often part of the charter school evaluation process.