This four-page issue brief summarizes findings from Mathematica's evaluation of Teach For America. The researchers found that TFA teachers outperformed non-TFA teachers in the same schools in math and achieved the same results in reading. However, TFA teachers also reported greater challenges in...

Students of Teach For America teachers outscored their schoolmates on math achievement tests, and matched their average performance in reading, according to the findings from the first national evaluation of the impact of TFA teachers on student learning. The large-scale random assignment study,...

This book chapter describes the existing research on the Workforce Investment Act and related programs, such as the Individual Training Account Experiment, and summarizes key findings.

Students of Teach For America teachers outscored their schoolmates on math achievement tests, and matched their average performance in reading, according to the findings from the first national evaluation of the impact of TFA teachers on student learning. The large-scale random assignment study,...

Examines a demonstration that tested three service strategies for promoting rapid re-employment and reduced UI spells: 1) structured job search assistance, 2) individualized job search assistance, and 3) individualized job search assistance with training.