{"product_id":"do-what-works-michele-jolin-9781633311466","title":"Do What Works: Smarter Government, Better Results","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read book for every leader--and every American--who insists that their government deliver better results\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken. Ineffective. Dysfunctional\u003c\/i\u003e. Those are the words Americans often use to describe the government they pay for and depend upon to meet some of their most basic needs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if governments routinely delivered better results? What if government leaders invested in more effective solutions that improved lives and saved taxpayer dollars?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo What Works\u003c\/i\u003e shares stories of progress and impact from communities across the country where that's happening right now. Denver, Colorado, set an ambitious goal of getting one thousand unhoused residents off the streets and achieved it in just a year. Mississippi followed proven evidence to help students learn to read and saw its test scores rise faster than any other state's in the country. Birmingham, Alabama, borrowed a promising early literacy program from Providence, Rhode Island, and tripled the chances its youngest kids would be ready for kindergarten.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by governors, mayors, legislators, and other leaders of both parties who are testing bold solutions and using data to improve results, these inspiring essays offer a blueprint for how governments everywhere can solve urgent challenges and rebuild public trust. Contributors to the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWes Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Maryland)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernor \u003cb\u003eMike DeWine\u003c\/b\u003e (R-Ohio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernor \u003cb\u003eTate Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e (R-Mississippi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCongressman \u003cb\u003eGreg Landsman\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Ohio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCongressman \u003cb\u003eRudy Yakym\u003c\/b\u003e (R-Indiana)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter Orszag, \u003c\/b\u003e former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (Obama)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Bridgeland\u003c\/b\u003e, former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (G. W. Bush)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmbassador and former Mayor \u003cb\u003eRahm Emanuel\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Chicago)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayor\u003cb\u003e Mike Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Denver)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayor \u003cb\u003eRandall Woodfin\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Birmingham)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayor \u003cb\u003eMonroe Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (D-Tulsa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer Mayor \u003cb\u003eG.T. Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e (R-Tulsa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayor \u003cb\u003eMatt Mahan\u003c\/b\u003e (D-San José)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCarey Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, former Mississippi Superintendent of Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTennessee Commissioner of Education \u003cb\u003eLizzette Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssemblymember \u003cb\u003eAmanda Septimo \u003c\/b\u003e(D-NY)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommissioner \u003cb\u003eLeslie Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (R-Audrain County, Missouri)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLisa Morrison Butler\u003c\/b\u003e, former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRosanne Haggerty, \u003c\/b\u003e President and CEO of Community Solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJennifer Blatz\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO of StriveTogether\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlan Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e, Founder and CEO of the Child Poverty Action Lab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTodd Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman and CEO of the Commit Partnership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlinio Ayala\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO of Per Scholas\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo What Works\u003c\/i\u003e is edited by Michele Jolin and David Medina, the Co-Founders of Results for America, a national nonprofit whose bestselling book, \u003ci\u003eMoneyball for Government, \u003c\/i\u003e inspired governments across the country to shift billions of dollars to more effective solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Jolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633311465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633311466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disruption Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michele Jolin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743120470271,"sku":"9781633311466","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/do-what-works-michele-jolin-9781633311466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}