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Examines the design of New York’s earned income tax credit (EITC) program for noncustodial parents (NCP) and offers recommendations for improving the implementation in both New York and other states.

Explains the importance of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without qualifying children in order to subsidize the earnings of less-educated workers in the United States.

Drawing from surveys as well as interview data, the report assesses the impact of California’s Paid Family Leave program on employers and work.

Examines the major barriers and challenges encountered by dual-generation strategies as well as major opportunities that may contribute to their adoption.

Services provided were not enough to lift young mothers out of poverty or end welfare-dependency, and the impacts faded after the programs ended.

Explores the current state of adult education and highlights examples of promising practices and programs from across the U.S. in GED/Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, and Developmental Education.

Summarizes and builds on findings from a larger research report that discusses how low-income working families make child care decisions and how these families’ decisions are shaped or limited by key contextual factors.

Using data from an experimental evaluation of Job Corps, this article examines earning potential and longer term program impacts on participants.

Explores the practices, challenges, and policy implications of the New York City’s College Access and Success Initiative (CAS), which focuses on improving the odds of success for young people who have graduated from failing high schools, are...

Using data from the Employment Retention and Advancement Project (ERA), this report describes the employment and earning patterns of single parents over a three-year follow-up.