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Qualitative Study to Enhance the NYCgov Poverty Measure
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This report from Abt provides qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.
Instituto del Progreso Latino’s Carreras en Salud Program: Three-Year Impact Report
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The three-year impact study of Carreras en Salud found positive impacts on educational attainment but no detectable impacts on employment or earnings.
Des Moines Area Community College’s Workforce Training Academy Connect Program Three-year Impact Report
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The study of WTA Connect found an impact on exam-based credentials and confidence in career knowledge, but no detectable impacts on employment, earnings, or family economic well-being.
Impacts of Workforce Training on School-Work Sequences in a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Abt’s analysis of career trajectories showed that Year Up increased transitions from training to higher-wage jobs but had no effect on persistent disconnection.
Impacts of 10 PACE and HPOG 1.0 Occupational Training Programs
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Only 1 of 10 programs evaluated—9 in the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education project plus the HPOG 1.0 Program--increased earnings after six years.
Do Employers Earn Positive Returns to Investments in Apprenticeship? Evidence from Registered Programs under the American Apprenticeship Initiative
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Employers experienced positive returns on their investments in registered apprenticeships.
Lessons from the Window of Opportunity Housing Initiative
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Abt evaluated the MacArthur Foundation’s WOO Initiative and found investments in individual entities support affordable housing preservation and development.
Engaging Employers to Register Apprenticeship Programs: Outcomes from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Employer Engagement Demonstration
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A study of an approach to recruit employers to register apprenticeship programs detected a statistically significant impact on adoption of such programs.
Improvement Testing in the Year Up Professional Training Corps Program: Final Grant Report
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Two small tests of a college-based version of the Year Up program found a general need for improvements and identified a strategy that may address this need.
