Flash Reviews
- Flash reviews are either recently completed reviews in established topic areas or reviews of studies that have been nominated and fall within CLEAR’s eligibility criteria. The same review procedures and evidence guidelines are used for flash reviews as for all other studies reviewed by CLEAR.
- Studies can be nominated for review by a CLEAR user through the Contact CLEAR section or by a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) agency.
- Flash reviews can include any study that meets CLEAR review criteria.
Recently Added
- Early college, early success: Early college high school initiative impact study (Berger et al. 2013)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the effect of Early Colleges, which exposed high school students to college classes, on students’ high school achievement, persistence, and graduation; college… Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program on employment and earnings. The authors compared outcomes for participants in the RA program with people…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the effects of the Washington Alternative Work Search Experiment on the employment, earnings, and unemployment insurance benefit receipt among those who…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of training funded by Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on dislocated workers’ employment. The author used a nonexperimental approach to compare the…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program on the wages of dislocated workers. The author used a nonexperimental method to compare the earnings…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program on education and training, employment, earnings, and public benefit receipt. The study used a…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Program on the earnings of low-income adults ages 18 to 64 in Washington State. The author assigned…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Massachusetts Adolescent Outreach Program for Youths in Intensive Foster Care (Outreach) on youths’ education, employment, earnings, and…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study examined the impact of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) on employment, education, and recidivism among juvenile incarcerated males. The study used propensity…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Transitional Work Experience (TWE) program on employment and income for veterans with substance abuse and…
CLEAR Icon Key
Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.