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New Findings Show That Boosting the EITC for Single Workers Increases After-Bonus Income, Tax Filing, and Child Support Payments

MDRC released encouraging interim results today from a demonstration and evaluation of Paycheck Plus, which offers workers without dependent children in New York City and Atlanta an enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit.

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New Findings Show That WorkAdvance Sectoral Training and Advancement Program Boosts Earnings for Low-Income Workers

MDRC released encouraging results today from a demonstration and evaluation of WorkAdvance, a sectoral training and advancement program tested in four sites in New York City, Northeast Ohio, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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New Study Shows That Ohio Demonstration Based on CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Is Off to a Strong Start

Early findings from MDRC’s random assignment evaluation show that the Ohio demonstration of ASAP substantially increased full-time enrollment and credit accumulation during the first semester, as well as persistence and full-time enrollment in the second semester.

 

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