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Title: An Evaluation of the Labor Market of AO-K

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: At the request of the Kansas Board of Regents, the Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the University of Kansas evaluated the labor market impact of the Accelerating Opportunity program in Kansas (AO-K). The Accelerating Opportunity (AO) program is designed fill some of the gap between the skills employers seek and the skills of the available labor force. A main feature of AO programs is the inclusion of adult basic education instructors in technical education courses. We matched students participating in AO-K with a “control group” student in a program with the same major and award level, but at a school where that track was not designated for AO-K supports. To the extent possible, the control group students were also matched on characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and college readiness. The matching process is designed to even out the effects of these measurable characteristics so that we can single out the effect of AO-K.

Url: https://www.kansasregents.org/resources/KBOR_AOKReport2016.pdf

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Authors: Ginther, Donna, K; Oslund, Patricia

Publisher: University of Kansass

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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