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A Roadmap to a 21st-Century Disability Policy for People with Brain Injury and Other Disabilities
Mann, David R.; Stapleton, David C.; O'Day, Bonnie L. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
Despite decades of growth in federal disability expenditures, the economic status of people with disabilities has eroded relative to the status of those without disabilities. Rather than tighten eligibility or reduce program benefits to slow expenditure growth, this article outlines an...
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Increasing Employer Responsibility for Disability Benefits: Analysis of an Approach to Social Security Disability Insurance Reform
Mann, David R.; Stapleton, David C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
Using linked Social Security (SS) administrative data, we analyzed SS Disability Insurance (DI) program reform proposals that would hold firms partially responsible for a portion of the DI benefits paid to their recent employees. Our analysis creates baseline firm-level benefit liability...
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Doubling Down: Reforming Retirement and Disability Policy at the Same Time.
Stapleton, David - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924726
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Transforming Disability Policy for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities.
O'Day, Bonnie; Stapleton, David - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
The transition to adulthood can be difficult for young people with disabilities, and changes in public policy are needed to give them the support they need to find meaningful work, stay employed, and reduce their dependency on federal and state disability benefits. This brief highlights the...
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Charter High Schools' Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings.
Booker, Kevin; Gill, Brian; Sass, Tim; Zimmer, Ron - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
are not only increasing postsecondary educational attainment but may also boost students' long-run earnings. …
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Charter High Schools' Effects on Educational Attainment and Earnings.
Booker, Kevin; Gill, Brian; Sass, Tim; Zimmer, Ron - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
are not only increasing postsecondary educational attainment but may also boost students' long-run earnings. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924196
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The Effects of Charter High Schools on Educational Attainment.
Booker, Kevin; Sass, Tim R.; Gill, Brian; Zimmer, Ron - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011
Chicago. Students who attended a charter middle school and went on to attend a charter high school were 7 to 15 percentage … points more likely to earn a standard diploma than students who transitioned to a traditional public high school and 8 to 10 …
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Does Tracking of Students Bias Value-Added Estimates for Teachers?
Protik, Ali; Walsh, Elias; Resch, Alexandra; Isenberg, Eric - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
students into academic tracks. Accounting for two classroom characteristics—mean classroom achievement and the standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165990
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Shrinkage of Value-Added Estimates and Characteristics of Students with Hard-to-Predict Achievement Levels
Herrmann, Mariesa; Walsh, Elias; Isenberg, Eric; Resch, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
accountability systems, affects the value-added estimates of teachers of students with hard-to-predict achievement levels, such as … students who have low prior achievement and receive free lunch. Teachers of these students tend to have less precise value …-added estimates than teachers of other types of students. Shrinkage increases their estimates’ precision and reduces the absolute …
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Falling Behind: Characteristics of Students in Federally Funded Dropout Prevention Programs. Part Two: Restructuring Projects
Gleason, Philip M.; Dynarski, Mark - Mathematica Policy Research - 1995
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