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Crime and Parenthood: Factors Affecting the Outcomes of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities

Honeycutt, Todd C.; Mann, David R. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

Despite increased prevalence among youth with disabilities, parenthood and crime did not appear to affect education or …

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Mortgage Foreclosures and the Changing Mix of Crime in Micro-Neighborhoods

Lacoe, Johanna; Ellen, Ingrid Gould - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

The evidence supports the three main theoretical mechanisms that link foreclosure activity to local crime. The … investigation of the relationship by crime location suggests that foreclosures change the relative attractiveness of indoor and … outdoor locations for crime commission on the blockface. …

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Neighborhood Safety, Collective Efficacy, and Obesity in Women with Young Children.

Burdette, Hillary L.; Wadden, Thomas A.; Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

The characteristics of neighborhoods can influence how and where people spend their time, and unsafe neighborhoods are often thought to contribute to the obesity epidemic by decreasing outdoor activity. Despite a hypothesized link between neighborhood safety and obesity, this was the first study...

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Crime, Deterrence, and Rational Choice

Piliavin, Irving; Gartner, Rosemary; Thornton, Craig; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 1986

This study examines the deterrent effect of formal sanctions on criminal behavior.

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Neighborhood Safety Collective Efficacy and Obesity in Women with Young Children

Whitaker, Hillary L Burdette Thomas A Wadden Robert C - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

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Strategies for Measuring the Impacts of Federal Reading Programs on Reading Achievement

Glazerman, Steven; Mullens, John; KewalRamani, Angie; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002

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Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Implementation and Early Impacts of Pay-for-Performance After One Year

Max, Jeffrey; Constantine, Jill; Wellington, Alison; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

This is the first of four planned reports from a multiyear study focusing on the TIF grants awarded in 2010. It examines granteesâ€™ implementation experiences and intermediate educator outcomes near the end of the first year of program implementation, before the first pay-for-performance...

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Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results from the Second Year of a Randomized Controlled Study

Isenberg, Eric; Glazerman, Steven; Bleeker, Martha; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

Teacher induction programs are designed to support new teachers and reduce teacher turnover. Comprehensive teacher induction, however, goes beyond traditional induction by relying on carefully selected and trained full-time mentors and also includes an intensive curriculum involving...

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Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers Year 1 Report: Laying the Groundwork for Data-Driven Decision Making

Hallgren, Kristin; Jewell, Cassie Pickens; Kamler, Celina; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other … education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use data through the support, training, and placement of additional staff …

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Are Low-Performing Schools Adopting Practices Promoted by School Improvement Grants?

Herrmann, Mariesa; Dragoset, Lisa; James-Burdumy, Susanne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

This issue brief from Mathematicaâ€™s multi-year evaluation of SIG for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of … Education Sciences, sheds light on which individual SIG practices (and what combinations of practices) low-performing schools …

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