Way2Work Maryland did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-08 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? The program did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment. → David Mann 2021
Evidence¶
David Mann 2021¶
David Mann, Kathleen Feeney, Todd Honeycutt, Marlena Luhr. (2021). Way2Work Maryland Demonstration: Impacts 24 Months After Enrollment. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/way2work-maryland-demonstration-impacts-24-months-after-enrollment
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RCT analysis of employment and expectation outcomes at the 24-month follow-up, based on enrollee and parent surveys and administrative data. The report states the program "did not affect employment or expectation outcomes"; no effect size is printed, so this is a non-detection rather than a measured null effect.
"Way2Work Maryland did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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- Way2Work Maryland increased vocational rehabilitation agency engagement, with almost all treatment group members using agency-provided work-based learning experiences — related
- Control group members had ready access to transition-related services, and Way2Work services may have substituted for existing services — related
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- Participants reported satisfaction with selected Way2Work Maryland service components — related
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- The PROMISE interim evaluation measured impacts on primary outcomes at 18 months after enrollment — related
Page metadata
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way2work-no-employment-expectation-effects |
title |
Way2Work Maryland did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment |
description |
Way2Work Maryland did not affect employment or expectation outcomes as of 24 months after enrollment |
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review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2021 |
source_checked |
2026-10-08 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — david-mann-2021 |
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