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Uses interview data to describe the successful practices and lessons learned from the first three years of operation of a veteran employment coalition.

Serves as a guide for government entities and social service providers who are considering implementing a Pay for Success project; answers common questions about funding mechanisms and highlights associated benefits and risks.

Examines the adult education career pathways progress made in three states from 2012 – 2014 and reviews how Shifting Gears influenced the national discourse on increasing skills and credentials for adult learners.

Presents a case study analyzing UnityPoint Health’s [UPH] efforts in developing frontline workers for its Des Moines hospitals and clinics in response to the transformation of healthcare design resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable...

Examines the effects of program incentives, as indicated by graduation rates and earned credit hours among recipients of a performance-based scholarship.

Discusses the composition of three states’ workforce data systems and the states’ processes for making data available to outside stakeholders while also ensuring the confidentiality of individuals in the data systems.

This brief describes how federal investment in targeted technical assistance (TA) helps communities develop new, more systemic and collaborative approaches to overcoming barriers to success. Two accompanying case studies provide examples of this...

This report describes strategies for expanding and sustaining successful Early College Expansion Partnership (ECEP) programs based on the experiences of three school districts in Texas and Colorado. Results from external evaluations and insights...

This report is the final in a series that explores the potential of competency-based education (CBE) to increase college and career success for underprepared learners. In this report, the authors examine each of the four issues: flexible pacing,...

The Opportunity Works Implementation report describes the "Back on Track" framework, a multi-phase intervention to help "opportunity youth—" young people ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or meaningfully employed—into pathways to postsecondary...