The Pathways Clearinghouse strives to present a complete set of race and ethnicity data for each study, in accordance with the federal standards for classifying data on race and ethnicity. In practice, for most studies this means that an individual can fall only into single race or ethnicity category. For example, a person would identify as either Hispanic or Black, but not both.
Whenever possible, the Pathways Clearinghouse follows federal standards for classifying data on race and ethnicity. For some studies—in particular, studies published before 2000—Pathways Clearinghouse uses earlier classifications of race and ethnicity to be consistent with how studies tended to report this information at the time.
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Pathways Clearinghouse held a webinar for TANF administrators about how the Pathways Clearinghouse supports their work. Designed to meet the needs of employment service providers and TANF administrators and support the use of evidence-based practices, the Pathways Clearinghouse provides trustworthy, accessible information about what works to help job seekers with low incomes find and sustain employment. During this discussion, a panel of experts from Mathematica and OPRE:
Over the past several decades, evaluations have produced a great deal of research on interventions designed to improve the employment outcomes of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients, beneficiaries of other public benefit programs, and other people with low incomes. However, the sheer volume of research combined with the diversity of the findings can make it challenging to find applicable research, identify the most reliable and relevant studies, and use information from the studies to inform practical decision making.
On Wednesday, July 15, from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (ET), Mathematica and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) unveiled the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse, a new resource for employment service providers designed to support the use of evidence-based practices. Watch the event recording which includes a virtual tour of the Pathways Clearinghouse website as well as a discussion of how the site:
