MRDC has released its Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from Two Education and Training Models study. The study looked at the outcomes of two education and training programs for employed, single-parent welfare recipients in Riverside. One was a “Work Plus” program, which combined at least 20 hours of employment per week with up to 12 additional hours of attendance in remedial education, postsecondary education, or vocational training. The second, was a “Training Focused” program, which allowed enrollees to substitute additional hours in school or training for hours on the job or even to forgo employment temporarily and instead participate full time in approved skill-building activities. Both had small impacts on attendance in basic education or training overall, but had larger impacts for disadvantaged groups. However, over two years, neither program increased employment and earnings levels overall or for any subgroup. Depressed yet? Interestingly, among those with high school diplomas in the control group, almost as many enrolled in school on their own, as in the two program groups.