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National Job Corps Study: The Impacts of Job Corps on Participants' Literacy Skills

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  • Steven Glazerman
  • Peter Z. Schochet
  • John Burghardt

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Estimates the impacts of Job Corps on participants' prose, document, and quantitative literacy, which are typically weak for youth entering the program. Finds positive impacts in all three domains and across most key groups of students.

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  • Steven Glazerman & Peter Z. Schochet & John Burghardt, 2000. "National Job Corps Study: The Impacts of Job Corps on Participants' Literacy Skills," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 6e07bad4f48a4c62978b422ae, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Peter Z. Schochet, 2000. "National Job Corps Study: Methodological Appendixes on the Short-Term Impact Analysis," Mathematica Policy Research Reports d11553762b114f409dd00b1ad, Mathematica Policy Research.
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