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Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings

Roder, A., & Elliott, M. (2014). Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings. New York: Economic Mobility Corporation.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs
Dula, C. (2021). The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs. Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. [Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Programs]

  • Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

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The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs
Dula, C. (2021). The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs. Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. [Basic Education for Adults Programs]

  • Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Basic skills

161

The challenge of repeating success in a changing world: Final report on the Center for Employment Training replication sites

Miller, C., Bos, J., Porter, K., Tseng, F., & Abe, Y. (2005). The challenge of repeating success in a changing world: Final report on the Center for Employment Training replication sites. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

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The effect of continuing education participation on agricultural worker outcomes

Pena, A. A. (2011). The effect of continuing education participation on agricultural worker outcomes. Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

  • Topic Area: Literacy

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Other training and education

367

The effects of learning communities for students in developmental education: A synthesis of findings from six community colleges

Visher, M., Weiss, M., Weissman, E., Rudd, T., & Wathington, H. (2012). The effects of learning communities for students in developmental education: A synthesis of findings from six community colleges. New York: National Center for Postsecondary Research.

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

556

The efficacy of learning communities in assisting developmental students in achieving graduation and accumulation of credit hours in a southern metropolitan community college

Ashley, W. (2012). The efficacy of learning communities in assisting developmental students in achieving graduation and accumulation of credit hours in a southern metropolitan community college (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3522188)

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

1493

The Green Jobs and Health Care impact evaluation: Findings from the impact study of four training programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers

Martinson, K., Williams, J., Needels, K., Peck, L., Moulton, S., Paxton, N., Mastri, A., Copson, E., Comfort, A., & Brown-Lyons, M. (2016). The Green Jobs and Health Care impact evaluation: Findings from the impact study of four training programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers. Retrieved from https://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/ETAOP-2017-07%20Findings%20from%20the%20Impact%20Study.pdf

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Capacity building programs Community college education and other classroom training

1754

The returns to community college schooling for displaced workers.

Jacobson, L., LaLonde, R., & Sullivan, D. G. (2001). The returns to community college schooling for displaced workers. Retrieved from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED481841.pdf

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training

1753

The returns to community college schooling for displaced workers

Jacobson, L., LaLonde, R., & Sullivan, D. G. (2001). The returns to community college schooling for displaced workers. Retrieved from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED481841.pdf

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Basic skills Community college education and other classroom training