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Provides findings from the second-year implementation study of an initiative that aims to assist low-skill individuals with attaining credentials and job skills through co-enrollment and career pathways strategies.

Provides findings from an implementation study of the Accelerating Opportunity Initiative (AO), drawn from responses to a survey of 444 students that measures the characteristics, perceptions, and program experiences of AO students.

Analyzes the effect of a high school degree or GED attainment on involvement with the criminal justice system using data from a random assignment study of the Job Corps program and explores whether the estimated effects vary by gender, race, and...

Seeks to describe the background characteristics and literacy levels of youth, focusing particular attention on high school dropouts.

Analyzes barriers faced in transitions to postsecondary education, various transition interventions being implemented and what additional research is needed to rigorously determine program effectiveness.

Presents evaluation findings of Illinois’ SG pilot sites which explore adult bridge programs offering preparatory courses intended to help students transition to postsecondary education, job-related specific training, and employment.

Presents competency-based education as a strategy to address the needs of nontraditional, overage, and under-credited students, examines competency-based education policies in four states—Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, and Ohio—and provides policy...

Examines the impact of Job Corps on participants who achieve two milestones—completing a vocational training program and/or attaining a GED—as part of a series of evaluations of Job Corps.

Examines the implementation of a Young Adult Literacy (YAL) program at multiple sites in New York City based on qualitative data.