Small learning communities in low-income high schools, offering academic and career/technical courses as well as workplace opportunities
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable positive impact on earnings of participants eight years after their scheduled high school graduation.
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A workforce training program for economically-disadvantaged young adults, focused on high-growth economic sectors (information technology and financial services)
Randomized controlled trial finds major earnings gains for low-income young adults across eight study sites.
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A program for Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants, providing review of their UI eligibility and personalized reemployment services
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in earnings and net savings to the taxpayer.
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An employment and training program for low-income workers that focuses on a specific economic sector—information technology
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in employment and earnings.
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A workforce development program for low-income workers, to support them in training for well-paying careers in high-growth sectors of the local economy.
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in earnings, sustained over an 11 year follow-up period.
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Earnings supplements for long-term welfare recipients who find full-time work and leave welfare
Randomized controlled trials show sizable increase in participants’ employment rates, job earnings, and family income; and reductions in poverty and welfare dependency.
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A welfare-to-work program that combines mandatory participation in employment and training services with earnings supplements for welfare recipients who find work
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in employment and earnings, and reduction in poverty rates, for single-parent, long-term welfare recipients.
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A mandatory welfare-to-work program focused on moving welfare applicants and recipients quickly into the workforce
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable increase in employment rates and job earnings, reduction in welfare dependency, and savings to the government.
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A mandatory welfare-to-work program focused on moving welfare recipients quickly into the workforce
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable increase in employment rates and job earnings, reduction in welfare dependency, and savings to the government, especially for single parents.
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A mandatory welfare-to-work program focused on moving welfare recipients quickly into the workforce
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable increase in employment rates and job earnings, reduction in welfare dependency, and savings to the government.
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