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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.

Abt evaluated LISC’s BCO program and found participants were 19 percentage points more likely to have a “job improvement.”

Abt’s evaluation of Year Up found that the training program for young adults increased earnings and generated benefits that exceeded costs.

This paper argues for scaling Year Up’s program for young adults, which Abt’s independent evaluation found effective, replicable, and financially beneficial to society.

Abt and MDRC’s evaluation of the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy pilot for a college-focused Job Corps model showed promise.

This technical appendix describes the practices, data, and methods used in the Evaluation of the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Pilot.

In this report, Abt shares lessons learned from grantees of JPMorgan Chase & Co’s AdvancingCities program.

Year Up’s training program for young adults produced large, lasting earnings increases and positive financial benefits for society in this experiment.

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement increased receipt of college certificates and degrees but did not lead to higher incomes.