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Issue: 2004-05
The Workforce Investment Act after Five Years: Results from the National Evaluation of the Implementation of WIA
DescriptionThis paper presents observations and findings from the Evaluation of the Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). It describes the workforce investment system's progress and challenges in streamlining services through increased integration, universal access, individual empowerment via personal choice, state and local flexibility, performance accountability, engagement of the private …
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Issue: 2004-04
What Can We Expect Under Personal Reemployment Accounts? Predictions and Procedures
DescriptionOn January 7, 2003, President Bush unveiled his economic stimulus plan, which included the proposed establishment of Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs). The goal of PRAs is to provide unemployed workers who are likely to exhaust their unemployment insurance (UI) benefits with additional assistance and incentives to help them get back to work sooner. This study addresses important questions and …
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Issue: 2004-03
The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Case Studies from a Field Network Evaluation: Volume Two
DescriptionThis second volume of a two-volume set of state case studies is the result of eighteen months of work by the project¿s researchers to understand how states and localities interpreted and operationalized the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The project took a close look at the orientation, governance, structure, and services of the workforce investment systems in eight …
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Issue: 2004-02
The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Case Studies from a Field Network Evaluation: Volume One
DescriptionThis first volume of a two-volume set of state case studies is the result of eighteen months of work by the project's researchers to understand how states and localities interpreted and operationalized the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The project took a close look at the orientation, governance, structure, and services of the workforce investment systems in eight …
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Issue: 2004-01
Internet Initial Claims Evaluation
DescriptionOver the past five years, 33 State Workforce Agencies have implemented systems which allow unemployed workers to file their initial unemployment insurance claim over the internet. In addition to providing unemployed workers with extended hours of access, these systems have reduced administrative costs and provided a more convenient service method for unemployed workers to file an unemployment …
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Issue: 2003-08
Creating Partnerships for Workforce Investment: How Services Are Provided Under WIA
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was the first major overhaul of the nation's workforce development system in more than 15 years. Among other things, the legislation expanded opportunity for public and private entities to deliver employment and training services through the public workforce investment system. This study explores local workforce investment system variation and how local …
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Issue: 2003-07
Exemplary Practices in High-Skill-U.S. Department of Labor H-1B Training Programs
DescriptionA major provision of the Competitive and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 was funding for demonstration programs and projects that provide technical skills training for U.S. workers in an attempt to increase the pool of Americans with the skills necessary to fill high-tech jobs. This report provides an assessment of six of the 43 projects funded in the first three rounds of competition awarded …
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Issue: 2003-12
Analysis of the WIA Substate Allocation Formulas
DescriptionThis report examines the formulas that states use to allocate funds to local workforce investment areas under the Workforce Investment Act Title I adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs.   The report presents current allocation formulas and identifies several key concerns with the formulas.   It also describes the results of simulations conducted to examine both how allocations are …
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Issue: 2003-11
Review of Alternative Methodologies for Employment and Training Research
DescriptionThis report addresses the best methodologies to use to examine varied policy questions surrounding employment and training programs, based on the independent assessment of an expert evaluator of labor market policies and interventions.   The report considers the best ways to measure national, state, and local programs’ impacts on various client populations and the economy as a whole—and to judge …
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Issue: 2003-10
Review of Recent Pilot, Demonstration, Research, and Evaluation Initiatives to Assist in the Implementation of Programs under the Workforce Investment Act
DescriptionThis report provides a review of recent research and evaluation studies in the employment and training area.   The report has several objectives.   First, it provides policy makers, government officials, researchers, and others with an interest in employment and training a summary of the major findings from recent studies.   Second, when warranted, it suggests the implications of the studies for …