Read about an independent review of the Youth Challenge programs from MDRC (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation). MDRC’s random assignment evaluation in 10 ChalleNGe sites found that, after three years, participants were more likely than their control group counterparts to have obtained a GEDor high school diploma, to have earned college credits, and to be working. Their earnings are also 20 percent higher. These findings led the Office of Management and Budget to recommend increasing the federal share in this federal- and state-financed program and have encouraged new private investment in the program, including from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation:
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AuthorJoe Huden is the Board Chair of the Washington Youth Academy Foundation Board of Directors. Contact Joe at [email protected] Categories |
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