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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.
Adolescent Well-Being after Experiencing Family Homelessness

Adolescent Well-Being after Experiencing Family Homelessness

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Causals Mechanisms in Program Evaluation

Causal Mechanisms in Program Evaluation

Publication
Abt’s Sebastian Lemire and Laura Peck discuss causal mechanisms in evaluation in two differet articles published in New Directions for Evaluation.
Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Project

Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Project

Project
To streamline emissions data, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) is a modelling tool that helps policy makers, researchers, and communities explore data on releases of toxic substances from…
From Pilot to Implementation: Five Things to Know about Summer EBT

From Pilot to Policy: Five Things to Know about Summer EBT

Blog
States can roll out summer grocery programs in 2024 for students eligible for subsidized school lunches, and here are five things states need to know.
In a Complex Country, What’s Working for Better Health

In a Complex Country, What’s Working for Better Health

Impact Brief
The statistics are head-turning: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, yet the sixth highest poverty rate in the world. Its health outcomes are similarly out of line with its wealth.
Evaluating the Workforce Innovation Fund

Evaluating the Workforce Innovation Fund

Project
The Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF), funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, was an initiative to develop and test new services and strategies in the public workforce system. WIF required that the 43 grantees each demonstrate how their proposed…
Confidence in New Approach Methodologies for Risk Assessment

Confidence in New Approach Methodologies for Risk Assessment

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Abt is working to advance the science around chemical risk assessment to support confidence in the use of New Assessment Methodologies.
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Developing the SafeWater CBX Benefit-Cost Model

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More than 140 unregulated chemicals contaminate public water supplies in 42 states. The risk to consumers is unclear because researchers haven’t figured out the threshold for when they cause harm. To weigh regulatory options, the Environmental Protection…