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Aber, J. Lawrence; Morris, Pamela; Wolf, Sharon; Berg, Juliette – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
This article examines the impacts of Opportunity New York City-Family Rewards, the first holistic conditional cash transfer (CCT) program evaluated in the United States, on parental financial investments in children, and high school students' academic time use, motivations and self-beliefs, and achievement outcomes. Family Rewards, launched by the…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Rewards, Family Programs, High School Students
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McLoyd, Vonnie C.; Kaplan, Rachel; Purtell, Kelly M.; Huston, Aletha C. – Child Development, 2011
The impacts of New Hope, a 3-year work-based antipoverty program to increase parent employment and reduce poverty, on youth ages 9-19 (N = 866) were assessed 5 years after parents left the program. New Hope had positive effects on the future orientation and employment experiences of boys, especially African American boys. Compared to boys in…
Descriptors: Poverty Programs, Parents, Children, Program Effectiveness
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Behrman, Jere R.; Parker, Susan W.; Todd, Petra E. – Journal of Human Resources, 2011
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs link public transfers to human capital investment in hopes of alleviating current poverty and reducing its intergenerational transmission. However, little is known about their long-term impacts. This paper evaluates longer-run impacts on schooling and work of the best-known CCT program, Mexico's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Human Capital, Educational Attainment