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Studying Programs to Support Incarcerated Students
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The U.S. Department of Education seeks to better support students who are incarcerated. Its Second Chance Pell (SCP) Experimental Sites Initiative waived the prohibition against offering Pell grants to incarcerated students in federal or state prisons…
Evaluating Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wanted to use one solution to solve two problems: low wages for adults and a shortage of skilled healthcare workers.
Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE)
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The Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) study was designed to produce rigorous evidence for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers about the effectiveness of nine career pathways approaches that sought to increase credentials,…
Uncovering Barriers in Employment to Expand Workforce Access
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Racial bias can be present in any step of the employment process. That includes how jobs are advertised, applications are screened, tasks and work hours are assigned, mentoring is offered, compensation is set, and retention and promotion decisions are…
EPA’s State Energy and Environment Guide to Action Gets Support from Abt
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The EPA State and Local Climate and Energy Program offers free tools and technical resources to help states pursue their climate, clean energy, and equity goals. One key resource to support government policy makers and community advocates is the State…
Using Homeownership to Advance Racial & Health Equity
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Americans from diverse backgrounds dream of owning a home. Homeownership can provide a sense of independence, financial and housing stability, and a pathway to building wealth for current and future generations. However, despite these widely shared…
Hazardous Substances Spill Mitigation Analysis
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In 2019, the Natural Resource Defense Council and other organizations filed suit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) statutes regarding discharge of hazardous substances. EPA and the…
Evaluating the Workforce Innovation Fund
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The Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF), funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, was an initiative to develop and test new services and strategies in the public workforce system. WIF required that the 43 grantees each demonstrate how their proposed…
Process Study of the U.S. Department of Labor’s “Pay for Success” Pilots
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) tested the use of a Pay for Success (PFS) approach for funding and evaluating employment services. Under the PFS model, private and philanthropic investors cover the up-front costs of delivering an intervention. Then…
Abt Evaluates Family and Early Childhood Workforce Needs for Rhode Island’s PDG B-5
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Rhode Island’s Preschool Development Grant – Birth through Age Five (PDG) grant is being used to implement a plan to ensure all children from birth through age 5 (B-5) are supported by services and programs that will prepare them for lifelong success. To…