Many workers enter the workforce in low-level jobs and remain there for years, if not their entire working lives. Career pathway programs seek to change this by offering ed
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ROCKVILLE, Md.–Low-skilled adults without a high school diploma often have difficulty meeting college entry requirements to train for in-demand jobs -- a major barrier to i
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For decades, Abt Associates has worked tirelessly to combat homelessness. That’s why we’re proud to have contributed sound evidence—including our 2017 Annual Homelessness A
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Our evaluation of Year Up--a program that trains low-income young adults for jobs in IT, financial services and other fast growing sectors--found the program increased participants’ average quarterly earnings by more than 50 percent. These are the largest gains in earnings measured to date in random assignment studies of workforce training programs for youth and adults.
Abt Associates evaluated a promising program in Chicago, Carreras en Salud, that increased its participants’ hours in basic skills instruction and occupational training and helped them earn more credentials.
Abt Associates is working in many ways to improve the health and well-being of Ugandans. Beginning in 2009, Abt-led projects have delivered health services in more than 85
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Abt experts will speak at the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS), hosted by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Adminis
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