Using data to drive action
We give our partners the confidence to make informed decisions that drive action. Visit our project pages to see how the Colorado Lab supports our partners in tackling their most difficult challenges.
We are the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab
We work with government and community partners to create data-informed solutions to Colorado’s most pressing problems. Learn more about how we leverage data for meaningful action.
What We Do
Projects
We support our partners in tackling challenges across issue areas, from early childhood to housing to physical and behavioral health.
Evidence-Based Decision Making
Policy and budget decisions are not made using research evidence alone. Evidence-Based Decision Making recognizes that decision-makers’ expertise and community needs and context are also important.
Evidence-Building Hubs
Evidence-building hubs reduce the state’s administrative burden by managing evaluation teams. Hubs align and support actionability of findings across projects.
Linked Information Network of Colorado
LINC is a data integration collaborative based out of the Governor’s Office of Information Technology that supports timely and cost-efficient research, evaluation, and analytics.
Work With Us
The Latest from the Colorado Lab
Learn more about our work through our blog, where we share the latest updates on projects, evidence-based decision making, partnership opportunities, and more.
ORPC Data Story Walk: The Power of Linking Data and Storytelling
Reunified family and their ORPC team. What a treat it was to facilitate a Data Story Walk at the 10th annual conference of the Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC)! The Colorado Lab’s Dr. Elysia Versen, Acting Executive Director/COO and Dr. Courtney Everson, Senior Project Director, guided conference attendees in exploring data on the continuum […]
New Reports from the Early Childhood Workforce Hub
CEEMI Evidence Builders Convening
Dr. Elysia Versen presents the Colorado WORC Dashboard. Photos courtesy of Simone Schiess. At the end of September, Dr. Elysia Versen, Acting Executive Director/COO for the Colorado Lab, joined 60 state leaders at the Evidence Builders Convening in Beaver Creek. The convening was hosted by the Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (CEEMI), bringing together state […]
Universal Preschool Evidence-Building Update and Outlook
New Dashboard Tracks the Effectiveness of Colorado Career Training Programs
Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman: Measuring & Tracking Progress
Update: Learning Community on Family Economic Well-Being Research
Evaluation Report: Imagination Library of Colorado
Cover photo: Dolly Parton reads to children at The Library of Congress. Photo courtesy of Jake Tate; CPR News
The Colorado Sun on Fostering Opportunities
Spotlight on External Research Partner: Dr. Cynthia Burnson
Explore Our Resources and Projects
We champion transparency and cultivate innovation in Colorado and beyond by sharing our work. Access valuable insights in our resources and projects library.
