The profiles in this document are summaries of 12 agencies' experiences with using data and working with Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) fellows.

Mathematica Policy Research conducted a descriptive implementation study of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) through longitudinal, in-depth case studies of the agencies employing SDP and EP fellows. The study was designed to describe agencies' capacity for and use of...

This report describes the status of over 1,000 Virginia families 18 months after their TANF cases closed because of a time limit. It finds that nearly all parents worked after leaving TANF, with average hours, hourly wages, and total earnings increasing over time. Families also decreased their...

Notes that in spring 1999, almost 60 percent of families left Iowa's TANF program voluntarily and most were able to remain off the rolls for at least a year. Eight to 12 months after they left, just over 60 percent of family heads were working, and many families still relied on Medicaid....

Finds that most WtW grantees, except recently funded ones, are now delivering services, but restrictive eligibility rules still in effect in late 1999 continue to impede enrollment. Despite low enrollment, grantees have moved expeditiously to place WtW participants in work activities. To date,...