This research-to-practice brief identifies programmatic solutions to support reentry for young adults who have been involved in the juvenile justice or criminal justice system as they navigate employment and education pathways. The brief summarizes…

This Urban Institute needs assessment is an initial review of Oklahoma’s early childhood care and education (ECCE) delivery system. The review focuses on programs that directly support ECCE to include universal pre-K, Head Start and Early Head Start…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) brief offers a summary and updated review of the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) initiative. OPRE reviewed 21 program models identified as fitting the evidence-based early…

This Chapin Hall research-to-practice brief examines the connection between youth homelessness and educational attainment. The brief identifies research that demonstrates how young people encountering family instability are more likely to have…

This RAND Corporation brief reviews the New Orleans’ Career Pathways Training Program and its three stages for opportunities within the advanced manufacturing, health care, and information technology industries. The three stages under review include…

This Administration for Children and Families research-to-practice brief offers examples of employer engagement that have occurred under the HPOG program. The brief also outlines how these employer partnerships were designed and the outcomes that…

This National Skills Coalition brief offers guidance on how TANF and other public assistance programs could shift emphasis to skills and employment outcomes, like those used by WIOA common measures, rather than a procedural process that measures the…

This research to practice brief illustrates the Washington State Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program. I-BEST incorporates adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses with technical training…

This National Skills Coalition research-to-practice brief identifies ways that adult education, vocational rehabilitation, and workforce development partners can collaborate and strengthen each respective system to create and enhance educational and…

This issue brief from the Aspen Institute’s ASCEND initiative illustrates the CareerAdvance^® program, created and administered by the Community Action Project of Tulsa County (Oklahoma). The program, designed to create employment…