{"title":"The Economic WellBeing of Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care","authors":"Amy Lynn Dworsky","doi":"10.1037/e537772013-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e537772013-001","url":null,"abstract":"The brief describes the characteristics and economic well-being of young people aging out of foster care who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). It also compares their economic self-sufficiency with that of their heterosexual peers also aging out of care. The analysis uses data from the Midwest Study of Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study that followed a sample of young people from Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin as they transitioned out of foster care and into adulthood.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88274003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neither Easy Nor Cheap","authors":"S. McConnell, Peter Z. Schochet, A. Martini","doi":"10.17848/9780880994026.CH16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17848/9780880994026.CH16","url":null,"abstract":"Part of a volume examining WIA’s objectives and the evidence on program performance and impact.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87571139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Challenges of Measuring Performance","authors":"W. Borden","doi":"10.17848/9780880994026.CH7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17848/9780880994026.CH7","url":null,"abstract":"Part of a volume examining WIA’s objectives and the evidence on program performance and impact.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76051403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ten Years of WIA Research","authors":"P. Decker","doi":"10.17848/9780880994026.CH11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17848/9780880994026.CH11","url":null,"abstract":"This book chapter describes the existing research on the Workforce Investment Act and related programs, such as the Individual Training Account Experiment, and summarizes key findings.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73434991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Furgeson, Brian Gill, J. Haimson, Alexandra Killewald, Moira McCullough, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Bing-ru Teh, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt, P. Hill, Robin J. Lake
{"title":"The National Study of Charter Management Organization (CMO) Effectiveness. Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts.","authors":"J. Furgeson, Brian Gill, J. Haimson, Alexandra Killewald, Moira McCullough, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Bing-ru Teh, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt, P. Hill, Robin J. Lake","doi":"10.1257/rct.639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.639","url":null,"abstract":"A new analysis from the National Study of Charter Management (CMO) Effectiveness provides the first systematic evidence available on the effects of CMOs on the critical long-term outcomes of high school graduation and college entry. The study shows that some—but not all—CMOs substantially boost students' chances of graduating from high school and enrolling in postsecondary education. The study also shows that each CMO's impact on test scores is typically consistent across schools, suggesting that CMOs are having some success in promoting uniformity (whether in a positive or negative direction). Further, some CMOs have implemented policies, programs, and procedures that enable them to outperform other CMOs.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84571082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality of Early Childhood Development Programs in Global Contexts: Rationale for Investment Conceptual Framework and Implications for Equity","authors":"P. Britto, H. Yoshikawa, K. Boller","doi":"10.1002/J.2379-3988.2011.TB00067.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/J.2379-3988.2011.TB00067.X","url":null,"abstract":"Early childhood development programs—which often involve the health, education, child welfare, and other sectors—are of great interest to policymakers, service providers, and families around the globe. This paper proposes that equity in access and quality are critical to effect sustainable and meaningful change in these programs in developing countries. The paper conceptualizes quality across settings and systems and identifies implications for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers on how they can work together to measure, improve, and sustain quality.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76369508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Furgeson, Brian Gill, J. Haimson, Alexandra Killewald, Moira McCullough, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Bing-ru Teh, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt, P. Hill, Robin J. Lake
{"title":"Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts. Updated Edition.","authors":"J. Furgeson, Brian Gill, J. Haimson, Alexandra Killewald, Moira McCullough, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Bing-ru Teh, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt, P. Hill, Robin J. Lake","doi":"10.1257/rct.639-1.0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.639-1.0","url":null,"abstract":"http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreview.aspx?sid=197[3/7/2012 2:22:32 PM] What is the study about? The study examined the effect of non-profit charter-school management organizations (CMOs) on middle school academic achievement and rates of high school graduation and post-secondary enrollment. Within eight geographically diverse states, the authors matched each charter school student with similar students attending conventional public schools. The sample included nearly 14,000 students attending 68 middle schools operated by 22 CMOs and nearly 3,000 students who attended 13 high schools operated by six CMOs.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82349294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WIC Turns 35 Program Effectiveness and Future Directions","authors":"B. Devaney","doi":"10.1017/CBO9780511762666.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762666.003","url":null,"abstract":"The author reviews the history of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), describes WIC eligibility and benefits, presents findings from major WIC evaluations, and offers thoughts on the future WIC research agenda.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"518 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85652082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts","authors":"P. Gleason, M. Clark, C. Tuttle, Emily Dwoyer","doi":"10.1037/e599002011-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e599002011-001","url":null,"abstract":"This report provides findings from the largest charter school study of its kind to date to use an experimental design. On average, charter middle schools that hold lotteries are neither more nor less successful than traditional public schools in improving student achievement, behavior, and school progress; however, impacts varied widely across schools.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86976540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Closures Are the Tip of the Iceberg Exploring the Variation in State Vocational Rehabilitation Program Exits After Service Receipt","authors":"D. Stapleton, T. Honeycutt, B. Schechter","doi":"10.3233/JVR-2010-0495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-2010-0495","url":null,"abstract":"State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies provide important employment services for people with disabilities. Yet little is known about the characteristics of individuals who have received VR services compared to the general population of people with disabilities. Using 2007 data, we found that 1.3 of every 100 working-age adults with a disability received services from a VR agency, with some states’ rates ranging from 0.6 percent in Washington and Puerto Rico to 4.0 percent in Vermont. We also found large differences in some states across demographic, educational, and disability subgroups. Further research could answer questions about why some groups are more likely to use VR services than others and whether VR agencies should target more resources to certain groups.","PeriodicalId":18335,"journal":{"name":"Mathematica Policy Research Reports","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72754586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}