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Evidence and Evaluation Randomized controlled trial of Part-Time Students Accelerating in Learning (PT SAIL), an adaptation of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) for part-time, currently enrolled students at an Ohio community college Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Randomized controlled trial of ConTextos’ Authors Circle — a jail-based memoir writing program for pre-trial detainees, aimed at reducing jail misconduct and recidivism Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate New Mexico’s oversubscribed “Dual Language Immersion” charter schools, and the state’s elementary and high school charter schools as a whole Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Positive impacts on bachelor’s degree receipt in a randomized controlled trial of Bottom Line – a program providing one-on-one guidance to help low-income students get into and graduate from college Findings from RCT Grants

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Effective Student Success Practices

‘Blockbuster’ Results in College Completion Program Transforming Higher Education

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Evidence and Evaluation

Tutoring May Be Key to Regaining Learning Loss

Evidence and Evaluation 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 and Evaluation 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 and Evaluation 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 Evidence and Evaluation Expanding the long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of KIPP charter middle schools Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Expansion and Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Critical Time Intervention Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Critical Time Intervention Expansion Project — Region 8 Mississippi Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Expansion of Critical Time Intervention in Chicago and Central Mississippi Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation A randomized controlled trial to evaluate Bridges to Success, a mentoring program to help low-income individuals obtain employment and financial stability Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Randomized controlled trial of ASSISTments’ virtual training model – a lower-cost adaptation of the ASSISTments web-based study tool, aimed at increasing math achievement Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Randomized controlled trial of Functional Family Therapy-Gangs (FFT‑G), a therapeutic intervention for justice-involved youth Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Low-Cost ‘Getting to Know You’ Intervention for College Instructors and their Students Findings from RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Long-term (9- and 11-year) earnings impacts in the Project QUEST randomized trial – a workforce development program for low-income adults Findings from RCT Grants

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Effective Student Success Practices

From Dropout to Dreams, With an Assist Transforming Higher Education

Evidence and Evaluation A Randomized Controlled Trial of Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS), Measuring College Persistence and Degree Completion across 11 Universities Findings from RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Replication RCT of Teen Options to Prevent Pregnancy (T.O.P.P.) in 11 New York City hospitals Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Expansion/replication of Teen Options to Prevent Pregnancy (T.O.P.P.) in 11 New York City hospitals Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation Evaluation of Online Voter Turnout Tool Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence and Evaluation RCT Evaluation of LifeSkills Training to Prevent Substance Abuse in High School Students Summaries of RCT Grants

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