| Principal Investigator: | Deanna Schexnayder, MBA |
| Sponsor: | Texas Office of the Attorney General |
| Project Duration: | March 2000 – February 2001 |
| Description: | The Ray Marshall Center analyzed several different child support collection strategies to determine their cost effectiveness. The strategies studied included round-up of non-custodial parents who were delinquent in their child support payments, increased pass-through of child support payments to custodial parents on welfare, and enforced access and visitation privileges for non-custodial parents. Each analysis measured the cost-effectiveness of a given collection strategy. |
| Report Available: | The Effectiveness of Various Texas Child Support Collection Strategies Authors: Deanna T. Schexnayder, Jerome A. Olson, Jennifer Beck, Ying Tang, Hyunsub Kum, Daniel Schroeder, Patricia Norman, and Daniel P. O’Shea Date: February 2001 Publication Type: Report, 99pp. |
State Capacity Project/Texas
| Principal Investigators: | Christopher T. King, PhD and Dan O’Shea, MA |
| Sponsor: | Kellogg Foundation |
| Research Partners: | Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York (SUNY) – Albany, and Field Associates in 20 states |
| Project Duration: | 1998 – 2000 |
| Description: | The national study, directed by Dr. Richard P. Nathan and Thomas L. Gais of the Rockefeller Institute at SUNY-Albany, explored welfare and workforce devolution and the capacity of states and localities for taking on new roles. Researchers at the Ray Marshall Center conducted the Texas portion of this research and a pilot of the workforce devolution portion of the study. |
| Reports Available: | Implementing the Personal Responsibility Act of 1996: A First Look Authors: Richard P. Nathan and Thomas L. Gais Date: 1999 Publication Type and Availability: Book, 80pp; Available through the SUNY Press. |
Teacher Mentoring Programs in Texas
| Principal Investigator: | Robert W. Glover, PhD |
| Sponsor: | SEDL – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory |
| Project Duration: | March 2000 – November 2000 |
| Description: | In collaboration with Southwest Educational Development Laboratory staff, Dr. Robert Glover examined mentoring programs and practices for novice teachers in schools and school districts across Texas. The study included a survey mailed to all Texas school districts, an analysis of administrative data available from the Texas Education Agency, and case studies of three school districts with established programs for mentoring teachers new to the profession. The study aimed to identify promising practices, gather information on the effects of mentoring, and provide a research base for advising educators in schools and school districts and state policy makers who want to begin or improve mentoring programs. |
The Value of a Comprehensive Texas Information and Referral Network – Christopher King
| Principal Investigator: | Christopher King, PhD |
| Sponsor: | Texas Health and Human Services Commission (formerly Texas Department of Health and Human Services) |
| Project Duration: | July 2000 – August 2000 |
| Description: | Researchers prepared a benefit/cost analysis of the proposed comprehensive Texas Health and Human Services Information & Referral Network under contract with the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The analysis will assist HHSC and other policymakers who will decide the State’s role and level of commitment regarding the implementation of a comprehensive, public/private I&R Network statewide. |
| Reports Available: | The Value of a Comprehensive Texas Information and Referral Network: August 2000 Update Authors: Daniel O’Shea, Leah Kegler, and Christopher T. King Date: August 2000 Publication Type: Report, 10pp. The Value of a Comprehensive Texas Information and Referral Network |
Capital Area Education and Careers Partnership School-to-Career Grant: An Assessment of Early Accomplishments, Constraints, and Prospects
| Principal Investigator: | Christopher T King, PhD |
| Sponsor: | Texas Workforce Commission |
| Project Duration: | January 2000 – March 2000 |
| Description: | Ray Marshall Center researchers, Christopher King and Daniel O’Shea conducted an evaluation of Year One and Year Two deliverables of the “School-to-Career” project. These activities and services were delivered under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 by the Capital Area Education and Careers Partnership. |
| Report Available: | Capital Area Education and Careers Partnership School-to-Career Grant: An Assessment of Early Accomplishments, Constraints, and Prospects Authors: Daniel P. O’Shea and Christopher T. King Date: March 2000 Publication Type: Report, 23pp. |
Administrative Data Research and Evaluation (ADARE) Project
| Principal Investigator: | Christopher T. King, David W. Stevens and others |
| Sponsor: | U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration |
| Research Partners: | University of Baltimore, Florida Atlantic University, Georgia State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, Northern Illinois University and W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
| Project Duration: | April 1998 – June 2012 |
| Description: | The ADARE Project began in 1998 using the availability of longitudinal files of state administrative records and the combined expertise of university researchers and state Labor Market Information unit staffs to investigate policy issues of interest to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The 1998-2002 phase of the Project focused on welfare-to-work transition flows in six large urban centers—Atlanta, Baltimore, Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale), Chicago, Houston and Kansas City. Since July 2002, the ADARE Project partners — the University of Baltimore, the University of Texas-Austin, Florida Atlantic University, Georgia State University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, Northern Illinois University, and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research — have concentrated attention on Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record (WIASRD) files provided by Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Texas and Washington. Projects are currently focusing on client flows, services and outcomes under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in the participating states. An ADARE Project website is being developed. Project reports and related information will be available on the website of the Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore. |
| Reports Available: | Welfare and Work: Experiences in Six Cities Authors: Christopher T. King and Peter R. Mueser. Date: 2005 Availability: Available for purchase from W. E. Upjohn Institute at this link. The Role of Child Support and Earnings in Texas Welfare and Poverty Dynamics Preliminary WIA Net Impact Estimates: Administrative Records Opportunities and Limitations Human Capital Potential of NonCustodial Parents: Preliminary Texas Results The Welfare Caseload, Economic Growth and Welfare-to-Work Policies: An Analysis of Five Urban Areas Welfare-to-Work Transitions in Five Urban Areas: Initial Results from the Pooled Multivariate Analysis Urban Welfare-to-Work Transitions in the 1990’s: A First Look The Dynamics of Welfare-to-Work: A Comparative Analysis of Four Urban Areas, 1990-1997 |
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