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Analysis of Associations between Contemporaneous Job Corps Performance Measures and Impact Estimates from National Corps Study.

Fortson, J., & Schochet, P. (2011). Analysis of Associations between Contemporaneous Job Corps Performance Measures and Impact Estimates from National Corps Study. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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Back to work: Testing reemployment services for displaced workers

Bloom, H. (1990). Back to work: Testing reemployment services for displaced workers. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

  • Topic Area: Job Search Assistance

  • Topic Area: Reemployment

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

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Barriers to employment for out-of-school youth: Evidence from a sample of recent CET applicants.

Miller, C., & Porter, K. (2005). Barriers to employment for out-of-school youth: Evidence from a sample of recent CET applicants. MDRC working paper. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

116

Beyond a summer work experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative.

Holcomb, P., Ziegler, J., & Laird, E. (2011). Beyond a summer work experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Implementation Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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Building the Best: A Quantitative Evaluation of a State-level Teacher Retention Strategy Designed to Increase Self-efficacy, Reflective Capacity, and Job Satisfaction Through Effective Professional Development
Gross, T.L. (2020). Building the Best: A Quantitative Evaluation of a State-level Teacher Retention Strategy Designed to Increase Self-efficacy, Reflective Capacity, and Job Satisfaction Through Effective Professional Development. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia].

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Work based and other occupational training

58

Career Academies: Impacts on labor market outcomes and educational attainment

Kemple, J. (2004). Career Academies: Impacts on labor market outcomes and educational attainment. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

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Career Academies: Impacts on students’ engagement and performance in high school

Kemple, J., & Snipes, J. (2000). Career Academies: Impacts on students’ engagement and performance in high school. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

60

Career Academies: Impacts on students’ initial transitions to post-secondary education and employment.

Kemple, J. (2001). Career Academies: Impacts on students’ initial transitions to post-secondary education and employment. New York: MDRC

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

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Career Academies: Long-term impacts on labor market outcomes, educational attainment, and transitions to adulthood.

Kemple, J., & Willner, C. (2008). Career Academies: Long-term impacts on labor market outcomes, educational attainment, and transitions to adulthood. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Career Academies

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

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Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms. [Dislocated Workers ONLY]

Andersson, F., Holzer, H. J., Lane, J. I., Rosenblum, D., & Smith, J. (2013). Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621). Bonn, Germany: IZA. [Dislocated Workers ONLY]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Adult and Dislocated Worker programs Work based and other occupational training Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) training programs