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Evidence-Based Policy Long-term follow-up of the WorkAdvance study, evaluating the effectiveness of four different sector-focused workforce development programs for unemployed and low wage working adults Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy A long-term follow-up of two welfare reform randomized trials from the 1990s, measuring effects on parent and child outcomes 15 to 24 years after study entry Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Long-term follow-up of the ongoing RCT of the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) at three Ohio community colleges Summaries of RCT Grants

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