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How do you know if your program or initiative is effective? How do you gather proven practices or implement evidence-based practices? To respond to these questions, WSS presents three research and evaluation resources! The following resources...

In recent years, decision makers have become interested in behavioral science and its potential to motivate and improve results for program participants. US DOL’s Behavioral Interventions (DOL-BI) project explores how these interventions can...

Effective workforce development programs can help meet the needs of participants and employers. However, the delivery of such programs requires thoughtful planning and implementation. These resources discuss how research results and accountability...

Past recessions in the US have left invaluable lessons for policymakers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the US experienced a rise in unemployment. As a result, the Department of Labor funded various projects to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of...

Summarizes year four participant outcomes for the Health Profession Opportunity Grants

Describes how Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program sites used performance management information to develop and improve their programs, based on a review of grantee performance progress reports, a survey of HPOG program directors,...

Analyzes the educational attainment of immigrant children compared to their non-immigrant peers and offers recommendations that can potentially improve the educational outcomes for these youth.

Analyzes student-level data of the National College Access Network (NCAN) member organizations; compares results nationally; and profiles five NCAN organizations that have shown promise in supporting low-income, first-generation students succeed...

Examines the effects of participation in developmental education to predict entry and preparation for Oregon public high school graduates who enrolled in an Oregon community college.

Provides recommendations to the federal, state, and local agencies involved with implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act about how to create a performance management system that will meet all of their needs.