Principal Investigators: | Christopher T. King, PhD |
Sponsor: | Kellogg Foundation |
Research Partners: | Rockefeller Institute of Government/The Research Foundation of State University of New York |
Project Duration: | May 2001 – August 2002 |
Description: | Researchers at the Ray Marshall Center provided state analysis and annual updates regarding cash assistance, job training, Medicaid, and other social services in Texas. These reports combined with those of researchers in other states to produce national studies regarding the capacity of state government administrators and program operators to efficiently manage services in an era characterized by the devolution of increased responsibility for human services from the federal government to states and localities. The current analyses concerned recent changes in TANF cash assistance and work programs, which were followed by a study of the design and implementation of the Food Stamp program in Texas. The studies were conducted under the direction of Richard Nathan at SUNY-Albany through a field network of Rockefeller Institute Associates in selected states. |
Surviving Without TANF: A Longitudinal Study to Determine the Effects of Welfare Reform on Individuals Denied, Redirected, or Diverted from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
Principal Investigator: | Deanna Schexnayder, MBA |
Sponsor: | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Research Partners: | Texas Health and Human Services Commission (formerly Texas Department of Human Services) and The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work |
Project Duration: | 1999-2001 |
Description: | The purpose of this study is to research the economic and non-economic outcomes of Texans who were redirected or denied Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) services for non-financial reasons, those who elected to receive a lump-sum payment in lieu of TANF, and those families who left TANF. Research questions will address the following topics: demographics of families diverted from or leaving TANF; employment and other economic supports; utilization of government programs; applicants’ attitudes toward the diversion/application process; hardships faced by families; and factors influencing TANF exits, TANF returns, and employment. |
Reports Available: | Texas Families in Transition/Surviving without TANF: An Analysis of Families Diverted From or Leaving TANF Authors: Deanna Schexnayder, Daniel Schroeder, Laura Lein, David Dominguez, Karen Douglas, and Freddie Richards Date: January 2002 Publication Type: Report, 244pp. Texas Families in Transition/Surviving without TANF: A Preliminary Analysis of Families Diverted From or Leaving TANF |
Child Care Subsidy Duration Study
Principal Investigator: | Deanna Schexnayder, MBA |
Sponsor: | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Research Partners: | Columbia University (School of Social Work and National Center for Children in Poverty), and Oregon State University |
Project Duration: | 1999-2001 |
Description: | The Child Care Subsidy Duration was a collaboration of researchers in several states aimed at providing important information to policymakers on the duration of child care subsidy use. The research team used administrative records from state subsidy systems to build comparable linked, longitudinal datasets on children receiving subsidies, and used the data to produce descriptive information on the dynamics of child care subsidy use. The project was a multi-state study of relationships between subsidy policies, the duration of individual’s subsidy use, and the duration of individual child care arrangements. The main objective was to determine the duration of child care subsidy use and to explore how subsidy duration varies by family income, ages of children, and types of child care used. Ray Marshall Center researchers conducted the Texas portion of this analysis. |
The Effectiveness of Various Child Support Collection Strategies in Increasing Child Support Collections
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. |
The Cost-Effectiveness of Non-Custodial Parent Referrals to Texas Workforce Services
Principal Investigator: | Christopher King, PhD |
Sponsor: | Texas Office of the Attorney General |
Project Duration: | March 2000 – February 2001 |
Description: | The Ray Marshall Center assessed the cost-effectiveness of referrals of noncustodial parents from the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division and other agencies to workforce services provided through local workforce investment boards and their provider networks in demonstrations operating in Bexar and Harris Counties. The three main components of this assessment were be implementation analysis, quasi-experimental analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. |
Report Available: | The Effectiveness of Non-Custodial Parent Referrals to Workforce Services in Bexar and Harris Counties: An Initial Assessment Authors: Dan O’Shea, Christopher T. King, Daniel Schroeder, and Patricia Norman Date: January 2001 Publication Type: Report, 84pp. |
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. |
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.
This report presents results of an evaluation of activities and services delivered under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 by the Capital Area Education and Careers Partnership. The evaluation results are presented in four sections:
- An assessment of the effectiveness of the Partnership in attaining its stated annual objectives.
- Notable accomplishments of the Partnership in Years One and Two.
- Fundamental and persistent issues that surfaced during discussions in the field.
- Recommendation of specific actions for the Partnership to consider in the last two years of its federal grant.
Also Available: Executive Summary, 2pp.
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