Financial incentives for teen parents show no discernible effects on completing school¶
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q3 i? Neither the LEAP nor the Cal-Learn study reported a statistically significant effect on completing high school or a GED. → Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006
Evidence¶
Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School 2006¶
Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School. (2006). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc
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Two randomized controlled trials (LEAP, n = 913 analyzed; Cal-Learn, n = 906 aged 18 and older). WWC effect sizes were 0.06 (LEAP) and 0.15 (Cal-Learn), both not statistically significant; the report states "Neither study reported effects on completion that were statistically significant."
"The LEAP study reported 34% of LEAP teens completed high school or earned a GED compared with 31.9% of control group students. The Cal-Learn study reported 29.1% of treatment group members 18 years of age and older received a high school diploma or GED compared with 24.2% of similarly aged control group members."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The Cal-Learn evaluation met WWC evidence standards only with reservations because survey exclusions were based on conditions that could have been affected by the financial incentives — related
- The completion impact of financial incentives for teen parents comes almost entirely from GED receipt rather than high school diploma receipt, and the GED effect was statistically significant only for Cal-Learn — reports the opposite
- Financial incentives for teen parents show no discernible effects on progressing in school — related
- Financial incentives for teen parents have potentially positive effects on staying in school, with a statistically significant dropout reduction in Cal-Learn but not in LEAP — related
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Financial incentives for teen parents show no discernible effects on completing school |
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