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Issue: 2010-12
Preparing Youth for the Future - The Literacy of America’s Young Adults
DescriptionIn the report, Preparing Youth for the Future: The Literacy of America’s Young Adults , the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data is used to: 1) examine the characteristics and literacy proficiency of America’s young adults ages 16-18 and 19-24, with particular attention to high school drop-outs within these age cohorts; 2) compare the literacy proficiency of young adults with …
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Issue: 2010-11
Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Literacy of Non-Native-English-Speaking Adults
DescriptionThe report, Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Literacy of Non-Native-English-Speaking Adults , uses the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data to examine the characteristics of non-native-English-speaking adults, as well as the relationship between various characteristics and literacy proficiency of this population group. Other reports developed using the 2003 NAAL data …
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Issue: 2010-10
The Role of Unemployment Insurance As an Automatic Stabilizer During a Recession
DescriptionTotal U.S. Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit payments increase automatically during recessionary periods. This increase in UI benefits during recessionary periods cushions the macro economy from further decline by helping unemployed workers partially maintain their purchasing power. By partially compensating the unemployed for the lost earnings, UI benefits help to break the negative cycle of …
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Issue: 2010-09
Innovating Under Pressure: The Story of the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative: Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis & Marion County, Phoenix & Maricopa Count
DescriptionOn February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, providing $1.2 billion in targeted funding for the workforce investment system to generate employment and training opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth nationwide. Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor encouraged states and local workforce investment boards to use the funds …
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Issue: 2010-08
Growing America Through Entrepreneurship: Final Evaluation of Project GATE
DescriptionProject GATE (Growing America Through Entrepreneurship) was initiated in 2002 to help emerging entrepreneurs create, sustain, and/or expand their existing small business. Project GATE was implemented as an experimental research demonstration in seven urban/rural sites in three states (Minnesota, Maine, and Pennsylvania). In these demonstration sites, approximately 4,000 individuals applied for …
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Issue: 2010-07
Use of Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services by Newly Unemployed Leavers from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
DescriptionThis study examines participation in Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Employment Services (ES) by adults who received cash welfare benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Among those who leave TANF for employment the study measures the rates of subsequent unemployment, application for UI, eligibility for and receipt of UI benefits, and the use of Wagner-Peyser funded ES. …
PopulationAdult
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2010-06
National Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
DescriptionAs part of the National Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program, this report provides information about the characteristics and early program experiences of workers eligible for TAA under the 2002 Trade Act. Information was collected via a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of workers in 26 states (covering 90 percent of TAA eligible workers). Interviews …
ProgramTrade Adjustment Assistance
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Issue: 2010-05
Implementing Efficiency Measures for Employment and Training Programs Final Report
DescriptionIn 2007, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required the development of efficiency measures for all federal government programs as part of the effort to improve federal government program performance. As a result of Program Assessment Rating Tool reviews, OMB asked the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor to develop and implementing an outcome-based …
PopulationAdult, Native American, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, National Farmworker Jobs Program, Senior Community Service Employment (SCSEP), Trade Adjustment Assistance, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Dislocated Worker Program, National Emergency Grants (NEG) Program, Youth Program, Adult Program
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Issue: 2010-02
Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services: An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa Final Report
DescriptionThe Urban Institute discusses in this report the final results for the evaluation of the New Americans Centers (NAC) Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa. ; Focus groups with New Arkansan Resource Network (NARN) and New Iowan Center (NIC) participants, interviews with partners, data analyses, reviews of quarterly reports, and post-demonstration follow-up calls with project directors were …
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Issue: 2010-04
Pre-Design Study for the Evaluation of Recovery Act Green Jobs, Health Care, and Other High Growth Competitive Grants White Paper
DescriptionThis paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to evaluating grant initiatives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Specifically, the report exploresfeatures of the grants that might influence the type of evaluation design that may be appropriate, possible objectives and types of research questions of interest to the Employment and Training …