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Download full textMartinson, Karin; Williams, Julie; Needels, Karen; Peck, Laura; Moulton, Shawn; Paxton, Nora; Mastri, Annalisa; Copson, Elizabeth; Nisar, Hiren; Comfort, Alison; Brown-Lyons, Melanie – Abt Associates, 2016
This report summarizes the final results for the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJ-HC) Impact Evaluation, a study of selected grantees funded by two job training initiatives administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In response to the 2008 recession and as part of the American Recovery and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education
Martinson, Karin; Copson, Elizabeth; Gardiner, Karen; Kitrosser, Daniel – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of the Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) program, operated by Instituto del Progreso Latino, in Chicago, Illinois. The Carreras en Salud program is one promising effort aimed at helping low-income, low-skilled adults access and complete occupational training that can lead to increased…
Descriptors: Career Development, Program Implementation, Hispanic Americans, Organizations (Groups)
Linkow, Tamara; Gamse, Beth; Unlu, Fatih; Bumgarner, Erin; Didriksen, Hayley; Furey, Jane; Meneses, Michael; Sami, Mona; Nichols, Austin – Abt Associates, 2017
The Success Boston initiative was launched in 2008 to improve Boston public high school graduates' access to and success in college, particularly for members of underrepresented groups. This report summarizes results from the second of three reports examining the classes of 2013 and 2014 and examines whether and how coaching affects students'…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), High School Graduates, College Readiness, Disproportionate Representation
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Direct linkJoshua M. Langberg; Melissa R. Dvorsky; Stephen J. Molitor; Elizaveta Bourchtein; Laura D. Eddy; Zoe R. Smith; Lauren E. Oddo; Hana-May Eadeh – Grantee Submission, 2017
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 brief school-based interventions targeting the homework problems of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention and the Completing Homework by Improving Efficiency and Focus (CHIEF) intervention, as implemented by…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Theory Practice Relationship, Intervention, Homework
Joshua Furgeson; Brian Gill; Joshua Haimson; Alexandra Killewald; Moira McCullough; Ira Nichols-Barrer; Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz; Bing-ru Teh; Melissa Bowen; Allison Demeritt; Paul Hill; Robin Lake – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
Charter schools--public schools of choice that are operated autonomously, outside the direct control of local school districts--have become more prevalent over the past two decades. There is no consensus about whether, on average, charter schools are doing better or worse than conventional public schools at promoting the achievement of their…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Administration, Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Effectiveness
Colleen Sommo; Alexander K. Mayer; Timothy Rudd; Dan Cullinan – MDRC, 2012
Postsecondary credentials are increasingly important to labor market success. Community colleges provide a key pathway to these credentials for many, including low-income and nontraditional students. Unfortunately, many community college students leave before earning a degree or credential, especially those who enter underprepared for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Community Colleges, Longitudinal Studies
