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Financial Incentives for Teen Parents

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Programs

N/A

Duration

N/A

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

Personnel

N/A

Intervention Summary

Financial Incentives for Teen Parents is a program that provides financial incentives to encourage teen parents to stay in school. The program has a three-tiered incentive structure: grant increases for proof of enrollment and meeting attendance requirements, grant reductions for failing to attend an initial assessment interview or verify enrollment, and unchanged grants for exceeding allowed absences but not unexcused absences. The program also offers guidance and assistance with child care and transportation for teens complying with the rules.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on staying in school for students age 18 and older

No effect on progressing in school

No effect on completing school

Source

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2006). Financial Incentives for Teen Parents to Stay in School. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/365.

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