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Issue: 2012-08
Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Initiative
DescriptionIn the early 2000s, it became evident to policy makers that greater attention should be directed to the quality of the continued eligibility process and the reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants. As a result, in March 2005 the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funded a series of grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to provide Reemployment and Eligibility …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
Research MethodologyRCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2012-07
Green Jobs and Health Care Implementation
DescriptionThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding for skills training in green jobs and healthcare jobs via four Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGA): Healthcare and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries; Pathways Out of Poverty; State Energy Sector Partnerships and Training; and Energy Training Partnerships. In early 2010, 152 grantees were awarded an average of $4 …
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Issue: 2012-06
Improving the Effectiveness of Individual Training Accounts: Long-Term Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Three Service Delivery Models
DescriptionThis report presents long-term findings from an experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of three different models for delivering individual training account (ITA) services. It builds on findings from an earlier evaluation of the ITA Experiment, which consisted of an implementation analysis, short–term (15 months) impact analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. This new study updates the impact …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyRCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2012-05
Process Evaluation and Outcomes Analysis: Twin Cities RISE! Performance-Based Training and Education Demonstration Project Final Report
DescriptionIn August 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) contracted with Coffey Consulting, LLC to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of three ETA grants to TCR! awarded between January 2007 and February 2009. The stated goals of Twin Cities Rise! (TCR!), are to maintain a market-driven, outcomes-based approach that puts the needs of employers first and places emphasis on the …
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Issue: 2012-04
Innovative Programs and Promising Practices: Indian and Native American Summer Youth Employment Initiatives and the 2009 Recovery Act
DescriptionThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) used various strategies to redress unemployment challenges experienced by disadvantaged youth. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) received $1.2 billion for youth training and employment services. ETA allocated about $17.8 million of these funds to Indian and Native American …
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Issue: 2012-03
Beyond a Summer Work Experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative
DescriptionThrough the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), states received $1.2 billion in funding for Workforce Investment Act Youth Program activities to provide employment and training activities targeted to disadvantaged youth. In addition to supporting large-scale youth employment activities in the summers of 2009 and 2010, the Recovery Act also gave states the option to …
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Issue: 2012-02
Using TANF Funds to Support Subsidized Youth Employment: The 2010 Summer Youth Employment Initiative
DescriptionThrough the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), local areas throughout the country had the opportunity to offer subsidized summer employment to large numbers of youth in 2009 and 2010. In summer 2010, these initiatives relied largely on Recovery Act funds allocated to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund (TANF Emergency Fund). …
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Issue: 2012-01
Employment Research in Brief: An Annotated Bibliography of ETA-Sponsored Studies
DescriptionThis annotated bibliography, developed by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., consists of succinct summaries of 124 publications the Employment and Training Administration issued between 1995 and 2011, including reports on the agency’s pilots and demonstrations, evaluations, and other research papers. Each entry typically corresponds to a single publication and contains a standard bibliographic …
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Issue: 2011-21
Evaluation of the Technology-Based Learning Grants Final Report
DescriptionIn June 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) released a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) to provide $10 million in funding for Technology-Based Learning (TBL) projects throughout the country. Based on responses to this SGA, ETA awarded funds in January 2009 to 20 grantees in 16 states to develop and implement TBL projects over a three-year period. These twenty grantees …
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Issue: 2011-20
Implementation and Early Training Outcomes of the High Growth Job Training Initiative: Final Report
DescriptionThe High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) was a national grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Between 2001 and 2007, more than 160 grants were awarded to establish industry-focused job training and related projects, designed to meet industry’s workforce challenges. This report is the third in a series from the national …