A nurse home visitation program for low-income, pregnant women
Randomized controlled trials show major impact on life outcomes of the mothers and their children.
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A home visitation program for low-income families with young children at risk of emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems, or child maltreatment
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in child maltreatment cases, and improvement in child conduct and language development.
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A system of parenting programs for families with children age 0-8
Randomized controlled trial of the full system as implemented county-wide shows sizable reductions in child maltreatment and foster care placements.
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A low-cost smoking cessation program for pregnant smokers
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in the quit rate during the last four to five months of pregnancy.
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A high-quality child care/preschool program for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Randomized controlled trial found major impacts on educational and life outcomes; we note, however, that it was a relatively small study that included departures from random assignment, reducing confidence in the findings.
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A health care program for first-time, teenage mothers that provides counseling on birth control and education on basic parenting and child health
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in subsequent teen pregnancies and increase in rate of child immunizations.
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A high-quality preschool program for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Randomized controlled trial found major impacts on educational and life outcomes; we note, however, that it was a relatively small study that included departures from random assignment, reducing confidence in the findings.
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A program for substance-abusing parents who have temporarily lost custody of their children
Randomized controlled trial shows an increase in family reunifications, reduction in active foster care cases, and net savings to the state.
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An online study tool for seventh grade math
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable impact on math achievement, sustained through the end of eighth grade.
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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 nonprofit network of 280 college-preparatory, public charter schools that serve a predominantly low-income, minority population of students from pre-K through high school.
Randomized controlled trials show sizable effects on reading and math achievement of elementary and middle school students two to three years after random assignment.
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A math tutoring program for 9th and 10th graders in low-income high schools
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in students' math achievement, sustained through the end of 11th grade.
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Book fairs providing summer reading over three consecutive years, starting at the end of first or second grade
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in students’ reading achievement three years after random assignment.
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A program providing financial aid for post-secondary education to low-income 10th grade students, conditioned on their progress through high school
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in the rates of both high school graduation and college graduation.
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Small public high schools created citywide in mostly high-poverty communities to replace large, low-performing high schools
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in the rates of four-year high school graduation and receipt of a New York State Regents diploma.
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A charter middle school in New York City, serving mainly low-income, minority students
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in the four-year high school graduation rate and scores on New York Regents tests required for graduation.
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A dropout prevention program for high school students with learning, emotional, and/or behavioral disabilities
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable decrease in students’ dropout rates, and increase in attendance and academic credits earned.
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A program that combines a classroom management strategy – the Good Behavior Game – with an enhanced academic curriculum
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in substance use, and sizable increases in high school graduation and college enrollment rates.
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A delinquency prevention program for disruptive elementary school boys
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in high school graduation rates, and decrease in criminal behavior, in early adulthood.
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A volunteer tutoring program for at-risk readers in early elementary school
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable positive impact on students’ reading ability.
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A school-wide reform program, primarily for high-poverty elementary schools, with a strong emphasis on reading instruction
Randomized controlled trial shows positive impact in raising school-wide reading achievement in grades K-2; however, key effects were not reproduced in a second trial.
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A program for at-risk readers in grades K-2
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable positive impacts on reading ability for students with poor phonological processing (e.g., letter naming, and awareness of the sounds within words).
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A comprehensive program that provides academic, personal, and financial supports to low-income college students.
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in college graduation rates.
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A comprehensive program that provides one-on-one advising to help students from low-income backgrounds get into and graduate from college.
Multi-site randomized controlled trial shows sizable increase in bachelor’s degree attainment.
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A program providing financial aid for post-secondary education to low-income 10th grade students, conditioned on their progress through high school
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in the rates of both high school graduation and college graduation.
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Streamlined personal assistance in the application process for low and moderate income students
Multi-site randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in college attendance and possible modest effect on college completion.
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A mentoring program for college students
Randomized controlled trial shows an increase in college persistence and likelihood of college graduation.
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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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A comprehensive, year-round youth development program for economically disadvantaged teens
Multi-site randomized controlled trial shows sizable reductions in teen pregnancy and births.
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A nurse home visitation program for low-income, pregnant women
Randomized controlled trials show major impact on life outcomes of the mothers and their children.
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A program for low-income adolescent mothers that aims to reduce rapid repeat pregnancy and promote healthy birth spacing
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable reductions in the incidence of repeat pregnancies and births.
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A health care program for first-time, teenage mothers that provides counseling on birth control and education on basic parenting and child health
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in subsequent teen pregnancies and increase in rate of child immunizations.
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A foster care program for severely delinquent youths
Randomized controlled trials show sizable reductions in youths’ criminal activity and (for girls) teen pregnancy.
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A community-based lifestyle weight-loss program for overweight or obese adults with prediabetes
Randomized controlled trial shows effects on weight and other diabetes risk factors over two years.
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An 18-month multicomponent program to improve blood pressure control among low-income, uninsured patients with hypertension.
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable, statistically significant increase in the rate of controlled hypertension 18 months after random assignment.
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A community-based program for obese adults, delivered through primary care practices
Randomized controlled trial shows meaningful weight loss sustained over a two-year period.
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Middle-school substance abuse prevention program
Randomized controlled trials show sizable decrease in students’ substance use over five to six years.
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A low-cost smoking cessation program for hospitalized smokers who are willing to make a quit attempt
Randomized controlled trials show sizable increase in confirmed abstinence from smoking one year after patient discharge from the hospital.
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A multicomponent program designed to encourage adults with an upcoming surgery to quit smoking
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable increase in confirmed abstinence from smoking one year after program entry.
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Partnership between universities and community teams to implement evidence-based programs for youth substance abuse prevention
Randomized controlled trial shows community-wide reductions in substance use over 6.5 years.
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A low-cost smoking cessation program for pregnant smokers
Randomized controlled trials show a sizable increase in the quit rate during the last four to five months of pregnancy.
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A volunteer mentoring program for disadvantaged youth, ages 6-18
Randomized controlled trials show sizable decrease in youths’ drug and alcohol use and violent behavior.
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A program that combines a classroom management strategy – the Good Behavior Game – with an enhanced academic curriculum
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in substance use, and sizable increases in high school graduation and college enrollment rates.
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A program for substance-abusing parents who have temporarily lost custody of their children
Randomized controlled trial shows an increase in family reunifications, reduction in active foster care cases, and net savings to the state.
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A sexual assault resistance program for first-year female university students
Multi-site randomized controlled trial shows a sizable reduction in the incidence of rape.
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A parent training program for recently-separated, single mothers with boys aged 6-10
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable decrease in criminal activity of the boys over nine years.
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A volunteer mentoring program for disadvantaged youth, ages 6-18
Randomized controlled trials show sizable decrease in youths’ drug and alcohol use and violent behavior.
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A delinquency prevention program for disruptive elementary school boys
Randomized controlled trial shows a sizable increase in high school graduation rates, and decrease in criminal behavior, in early adulthood.
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An intensive family- and community-based treatment program for youth with severe conduct problems.
Several randomized controlled trials show sizable reductions in youth criminal activity; others do not.
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A mentoring and character-development program for first- or second-time juvenile offenders with nonviolent records
Randomized controlled trial shows sizable reduction in re-arrest rates.
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A foster care program for severely delinquent youths
Randomized controlled trials show sizable reductions in youths’ criminal activity and (for girls) teen pregnancy.
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