Descriptor
Source
Author
| Allen, Pam | 1 |
| Ball, Joseph | 1 |
| Decker, Paul T. | 1 |
| Diaz, William A. | 1 |
| Fagnoni, Cynthia M. | 1 |
| Freeman, Lance | 1 |
| Kemple, James J. | 1 |
| Klepinger, Daniel H. | 1 |
| Olsen, Robert B. | 1 |
| Pardue, Don | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 8 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Florida | 8 |
| California | 4 |
| New York | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| California (Berkeley) | 2 |
| Colorado (Denver) | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Maryland (Baltimore) | 2 |
| Massachusetts (Boston) | 2 |
| Michigan (Detroit) | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Temporary Assistance for… | 1 |
| Workforce Investment Act 1998 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textKemple, James J.; And Others – 1995
An evaluation addressed whether Project Independence, Florida's Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program, had reduced welfare costs and increased the employment, earnings, and income of welfare recipients. It examined the experiences of more than 18,000 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants and recipients from 9 randomly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Allen, Pam; Pardue, Don – 2002
The Jobs for Florida's Graduates (JFG) program targets high school students and provides services to help these students graduate and to continue their education or find meaningful employment within one year of graduation. School managers and "job specialists" serve as mentors, identify at-risk high school students, and provide them with…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Education Work Relationship, Employment Services, Graduation
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 2000
A review of Florida's work force development (WD) system focuses on state-level entities and programs involved in providing job training services, workforce education services, and other services to help persons obtain and retain jobs. State-level WD entities consist of 10 state agencies and public-private partnerships, 2 primary state-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Employment Services
Decker, Paul T.; Olsen, Robert B.; Freeman, Lance; Klepinger, Daniel H. – 2000
In order to measure their effectiveness in promoting rapid re-employment and shorter spells during which claimants are entitled to collect unemployment insurance (UI), the U.S. Department of Labor tested these three assistance strategies in the District of Columbia (8,071 claimants selected during June 1995-June 1996) and Florida (12,042 claimants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Diaz, William A.; And Others – 1980
A study focused on the implementation and project feasibility of the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects (YIEPP) during the latter period of the demonstration from September 1978 through August 1979. Program operations at 17 sites--Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, King-Snohomish Counties (Washington), Mississippi, Alachua…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Ball, Joseph; And Others – 1980
A study focused on the implementation of the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects (YIEPP) in its initial period through September 1978. Program operations at 17 sites--Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, King and Snohomish Counties (Washington), Mississippi, Alachua County (Florida), Albuquerque, Berkeley, Dayton, Hillsborough…
Descriptors: Coordination, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Fagnoni, Cynthia M. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined progress in meeting work-focused goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The following issues were considered: (1) states' progress in implementing TANF; (2) the status of families who have left welfare; (3) the characteristics of adults currently receiving TANF; (4) states'…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
