Our Expertise

Basis brings research, evaluation, and strategy expertise to the organizations and systems that shape how people learn, work, and grow up. We work across education, workforce development, and child and family welfare, helping our clients make sense of complex problems, build evidence, and put findings to use.

Education

NC Weighted Student Funding

North Carolina's legislatively mandated study on what it would mean to transition to weighted student funding

Workforce

New View of State Performance on the Nation's Report Card

Using a composite NAEP methodology to examine where states stand today and how that has changed since 2003.

Welfare

Searching for the Queen's Gambit

Understanding the Male-Female Performance Gap in Chess

Education

NC Weighted Student Funding

North Carolina's legislatively mandated study on what it would mean to transition to weighted student funding

Workforce

New View of State Performance on the Nation's Report Card

Using a composite NAEP methodology to examine where states stand today and how that has changed since 2003.

Welfare

Searching for the Queen's Gambit

Understanding the Male-Female Performance Gap in Chess

Professional reviewing business analytics dashboard with charts and graphs on a laptop screen.

We believe data should tell a story — one that moves people to act. Good research isn’t just about the numbers; it’s about translating findings into insight that partners can actually use.

We know this work is fundamentally about people. The connections we build and the communities we serve are what give our evidence its meaning — and its impact.

We hold ourselves to a high standard — not just in the quality of our methods, but in the relevance and clarity of what we deliver. Research only creates change when people understand it and trust it.

OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE