Year Up is likely to increase short-term earnings for low-income young adults¶
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Evidence · 2 studies · 1 causalr3, 1 quant-synthesisr1·q3·i2–i3
Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q3 i2 Based on two RCTs meeting WWC standards, Year Up has positive effects on short-term earnings, with an improvement index of +28 percentile points. → wwc-short-term-earnings
q3 i3 In the Fein & Hamadyk (2018) RCT, Year Up produced a statistically significant positive effect on short-term earnings (effect size 1.00). → fein-hamadyk-earnings
Evidence¶
wwc-short-term-earnings¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2021, November). Year Up. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/722.
q3 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r1
WWC synthesis of two RCTs that met standards without reservations, based on 1,988 students. Table 4 reports an outcome average effect size of 0.76 and an improvement index of +28, statistically significant. The report states the evidence shows "strong evidence of a positive effect, with no overriding contrary evidence."
"Based on findings from the two studies that meet WWC standards, the effectiveness rating for short-term earnings is positive effects, indicating strong evidence of a positive effect, with no overriding contrary evidence."
fein-hamadyk-earnings¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2021, November). Year Up. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/722.
q3 · i3 · causal · r3
The Fein & Hamadyk (2018) RCT contributed the short-term earnings outcome analyzed for 1,859 students; Table 4 reports an effect size of 1.00 and improvement index of +34 with p < 0.01. The report notes this study "is characterized as having a statistically significant positive effect on short-term earnings."
"The WWC determined that two studies that meet WWC group design standards without reservations (Fein & Hamadyk, 2018; Roder & Elliott, 2014) showed evidence of a positive and statistically significant effect of Year Up on short-term earnings."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Year Up may result in little to no change in industry-recognized credential, certificate, or license completion — related
- Year Up may result in little to no change in medium-term earnings — related
- Year Up may result in little to no change in short-term employment — related
- Project QUEST shows no discernible effects on short-term, medium-term, and long-term earnings — related
- I-BEST has potentially positive effects on short-term earnings, with mixed results across states (average improvement index 0) — related
- Year Up may result in little to no change in medium-term employment — related
- ASAP likely increases credit accumulation and persistence rates — related
- Project QUEST may increase credit accumulation (improvement index +14, one study, 958 students) — related
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year-up-positive-short-term-earnings |
title |
Year Up is likely to increase short-term earnings for low-income young adults |
description |
Year Up is likely to increase short-term earnings for low-income young adults |
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review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2021 |
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2026-10-20 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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2 — wwc-short-term-earnings, fein-hamadyk-earnings |
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