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Download full textBaird, Peter; Walter, Johanna; Landers, Patrick; Timm, Jonathan; Luczywek, Beata – MDRC, 2017
The state of Kansas created the Child Support Savings Initiative (CSSI) in 2013 to help parents who owe child support pay off debt that is owed to the state while also saving for their children's future higher education. The program aims to encourage parents to make qualifying deposits into tax-advantaged college savings plans--529…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Children, Financial Support, Parent Financial Contribution
Hendra, Richard; Greenberg, David H.; Hamilton, Gayle; Oppenheim, Ari; Pennington, Alexandra; Schaberg, Kelsey; Tessler, Betsy L. – MDRC, 2016
This report summarizes the two-year findings of a rigorous random assignment evaluation of the WorkAdvance model, a sectoral training, and advancement initiative. Launched in 2011, WorkAdvance goes beyond the previous generation of employment programs by introducing demand-driven skills training and a focus on jobs that have career pathways. The…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Job Training, Program Implementation, Costs
Mattera, Shira Kolnik; Lloyd, Chrishana M.; Fishman, Mike; Bangser, Michael – MDRC, 2013
Low-income preschool children face many risks to their social-emotional development that can affect their school experience and social outcomes for years to come. Although there are some promising approaches to improving young children's social-emotional competence, the evidence base is limited, particularly on the effectiveness of these…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Social Development
Quint, Janet C.; Balu, Rekha; DeLaurentis, Micah; Rappaport, Shelley; Smith, Thomas J.; Zhu, Pei – MDRC, 2013
First implemented in 1987, Success for All (SFA) is one of the best-known and most thoroughly evaluated school reform models. It combines three basic elements: (1) Reading instruction that emphasizes phonics for beginning readers and comprehension for students at all levels, and that is characterized by a highly structured curriculum, an emphasis…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Models, Change Strategies, Educational Innovation
Unterman, Rebecca; Bloom, Dan; Byndloss, D. Crystal; Terwelp, Emily – MDRC, 2016
The prospect of a well-paying job for a worker without a college education has significantly dimmed in the past three decades, in the wake of sweeping changes in the U.S. economy and labor market. The effects of these changes are particularly devastating for young people from disadvantaged urban communities. In response to this issue, the SEED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Disproportionate Representation
