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Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2003
This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of nine workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve job-ready adults: Community and Technical College Job Training, Private Career Schools, Apprenticeships, Job Training...
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Effects of the Pre-K Program of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s on Kindergarten Entry Test Scores: Estimates Based on Data from the Fall of 2011 and the Fall of 2012
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013
This paper uses a regression discontinuity model to examine the effects on kindergarten entrance assessments of the Kalamazoo County Ready 4s (KC Ready 4s) program, a half-day pre-K program for four-year-olds in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The results are based on test scores and other...
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Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Achievement in Michigan
Eberts, Randall W.; Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2002
schools in Michigan. The analyses presented in the paper suggest that students attending charter schools in Michigan are not … reaching the same levels of achievement as students in traditional public schools in the same districts. In order to analyze … MEAP results each year along with limited demographic data that are self-reported by students when they take the tests. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116777
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Intergovernmental (Dis)incentives, Free-Riding, Teacher Salaries and Teacher Pensions
Fitzpatrick, Maria D. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2014
In this paper, I document evidence that intergovernmental incentives inherent in public sector defined benefit pension systems distort the amount and timing of income for public school teachers. This intergovernmental incentive stems from the fact that, in many states, local school districts are...
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Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2008
States have begun to use training subsidies as a policy tool for employment retention and business competitiveness. This paper summarizes a survey of states concerning their investments in incumbent worker training. Altogether, states are investing about $550 to $800 million, which is perhaps...
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Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the results, methodology, and processes used in a series of net labor market impact studies done for the State of Washington over the past six years. All of the studies relied on administrative data and used a technique referred to as quasi-...
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From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Bartik provides evidence showing that investment in quality preschool education provides economic payoffs, particularly in lifetime earnings.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934642
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
Cortes, Kalena E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2010
of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of seconddecile minority … students decreased, respectively, by 2.4 and 3.3 percentage points. The effect of the change in admissions policy was slightly …
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How Policymakers Should Deal with the Delayed Benefits of Early Childhood Programs
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009
This chapter is a draft of Chapter 7 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs’ effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009822
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Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives and Their Implications for Policy
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009
This paper is a draft of Chapter 8 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs’ effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009823