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Study Finds Education Program Has Negative Impact
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Nearly ten years after welfare reform became law and encouraged millions of American workers to rejoin the workforce, a new study examined how a model community college training program affected the earnings of welfare recipients currently in the workforce. The study found that the program -- which consisted of general education followed by career-directed courses -- did not have positive impacts on earnings or help recipients to leave the welfare rolls.
The report, entitled �College as a Job Advancement Strategy: Final Report on the New Visions Self-Sufficiency and Lifelong Learning Project,� was written by Abt Associates Inc. of Bethesda, Md. Funded by HHS� Administration for Children and Families, the study evaluated a CalWORKs-funded program at Riverside Community College called New Visions.
The program consisted of a 24-week focus on English, math, reading and office computer software instruction in courses specifically designed for New Visions, followed by a period of occupational training in regular courses offered at the community college. It was offered to welfare recipients who were working at least 20 hours per week. A separate control group of welfare recipients were also encouraged to pursue activities to improve their chances of obtaining a better job, including other available educational programs.
The group who received the New Visions educational training showed a statistically significant negative impact on their earnings for the two and a half year period after being assigned to the program. The control group had higher earnings and did not rely on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families subsidies for as many months as those who were in New Visions.
�This study adds to the accumulating evidence that the most successful welfare-to-work programs are those that have a strong focus on work,� said Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., HHS assistant secretary for children and families. �We know from many other studies that quickly moving welfare recipients into full-time work is the most effective strategy in helping low-income families achieve self-sufficiency.�
The report can be viewed at http://www.abtassociates.com/reports/New_Visions_Final.pdf.
For more information about Abt Associates Inc., view: http://www.abtassociates.com.
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