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    Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit for Singles

    Final Impact Findings from the Paycheck Plus Demonstration in New York City

    Paycheck Plus raises the top tax credit for low-income workers without dependent children from $500 to $2,000. In a three-year test, the program increased after-credit earnings, reducing severe poverty; modestly improved employment among women and more disadvantaged men; and led to more noncustodial parents paying child support.

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  • Issue Focus

    How the MDRC Center for Data Insights Is Improving Programs and Systems with Actionable Evidence

    With its new Center for Data Insights, MDRC is furthering its long-standing commitment to helping our partners improve their programs and systems. This issue focus describes how the Center is assisting government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations use their data better to refine and target their services.

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    Career and Technical Education

    Current Policy, Prominent Programs, and Evidence

    This paper reviews the available evidence supporting various types of career and technical education programs, touching on both the amount of evidence available in each area and its level of rigor.

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  1. America’s Youngest Working Generation Could Become an Economic Powerhouse
  2. The Results Are In for Paycheck Plus
  3. Oct 30 Webinar: Expanding the “Promise”: Implementation Lessons from SHEEO's Adult Promise Pilot
  4. How to Cut Poverty Now
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MDRC is committed to finding solutions to some of the most difficult problems facing the nation — from reducing poverty and bolstering economic self-sufficiency to improving public education and college graduation rates. We design promising new interventions, evaluate existing programs using the highest research standards, and provide technical assistance to build better programs and deliver effective interventions at scale.

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