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Microlending in India: An Equal Access Possibility
Thompkins, Allison V. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
People with disabilities are disproportionately represented among the poorest of the poor in developing countries. An increasingly common method of combating poverty in developing countries, microlending, has been largely unavailable to those with disabilities. This paper reports on one of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165551
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Is Timing Everything? Disability Onset of Youth and Their Outcomes as Young Adults (Journal Article)
Mann, David R.; Honeycutt, Todd C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
disabilities whose conditions persist into adulthood have poorer employment and education outcomes than those without disabilities …. In addition, employment and education outcomes are poorest for young adults with psychiatric and intellectual impairments. …This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine how employment and degree completion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262343
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Crime and Parenthood: Factors Affecting the Outcomes of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities
Honeycutt, Todd C.; Mann, David R. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
Despite increased prevalence among youth with disabilities, parenthood and crime did not appear to affect education or … employment outcomes any more than these factors affected the outcomes of youth without disabilities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262360
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Is Timing Everything? Disability Onset of Youth and Their Outcomes as Young Adults.
Mann, David R.; Honeycutt, Todd C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
disabilities whose conditions persist into adulthood have poorer employment and education outcomes than those without disabilities …. In addition, employment and education outcomes are poorest for young adults with psychiatric and intellectual impairments. …This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine how employment and degree completion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924542
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Value-Added Estimates for Phase 1 of the Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot
Lipscomb, Stephen; Chiang, Hanley; Gill, Brian - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
Mathematica provided technical assistance in developing and estimating VAMs for use in Phase 1 of the pilot.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100604
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A Focused Look at Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants That Have Percentages of English Language Learner Students
Golden, Laura; Harris, Barbara; Mercado-Garcia, Diana; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100611
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Positive Impacts of Playworks on Students' Healthy Behaviors: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Fortson, Jane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100662
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The Influence of Curriculum Material Design on Opportunities for Student Learning
Remillard, Janine T.; Harris, Barbara; Agodini, Roberto - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
This paper explores how the design features of curriculum materials might influence potential opportunities to learn and student outcomes through a comparative, documentary analysis of four mathematics curricula commonly used in the United States.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100761
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Companion Document for the Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers Year 1 Report: Laying the Groundwork for Data-Driven Decision Making
Hallgren, Kristin; Jewell, Cassie Pickens; Kamler, Celina; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other … education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use data through the support, training, and placement of additional staff …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100775
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After Two Years, Three Elementary Math Curricula Outperform a Fourth (Issue Brief)
Agodini, Roberto; Harris, Barbara; Seftor, Neil; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
Read the final report from a large-scale, rigorous study examining how four math curricula affect achievement across two years—from first through second grades. The curricula were (1) Investigations in Number, Data, and Space; (2) Math Expressions; (3) Saxon Math; and (4) Scott...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100783