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Insights
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Vital City: Confronting Radical Uncertainty
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3 Takeaways From Our Conversation with Veteran Employment Specialists
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How Can Workforce Development Boards Help Counties Navigate Economic Transitions? Lessons from Ventura County, CA
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Pay for Success Issue Brief Series
This series of 10 issue briefs on Pay for Success (PFS) is intended to provide practical guidance and examples for government officials interested in pursuing PFS within their agencies or jurisdictions.
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Guaranteed Income in California: Exploring a New Approach to Supporting Communities
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Evaluating Preschool Development Grant Performance in Connecticut
Social Finance partnered with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) at the beginning of 2022 to design a measurement and evaluation strategy to meet the quarterly and annual reporting requirements of the state's Preschool…
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Can Occupational Training Programs Help Workers Without Degrees Catch Up? Analyzing Wage Gains of Job Training Participants in Travis County, TX
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