Gutting Two-Year Colleges Leaves Rural Students Behind

Experts warns the demise of Wisconsin’s two-year liberal arts transfer colleges represents the equivalent of “desertification” of education for rural and first-generation students.

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Reengagement Program Boosts Reenrollment and Degree Attainment Among “Stopped-Out” Community College Students | MDRC

An intervention called REACT was designed to help colleges reengage “stopped-out” students. An MDRC evaluation finds that it significantly increased reenrollment rates and helped students earn associa...

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MDRC at the APPAM Research Conference in Boston, November 5-7 | MDRC

The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) is holding its 48th Annual Fall Research Conference, “Fifty States, Fifty Systems: State Policy Variations and Impacts,” in Boston on ...

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Features of High-Quality Pre-K Assessments | MDRC

High-quality child assessments help pre-K leaders see what is working, which children are benefiting, and where support may be needed, among other things. This resource explains which features of pre-...

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MDRC Launches New Center for Housing and Communities | MDRC

MDRC is pleased to announce the creation of the new MDRC Center for Housing and Communities.

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The 15 States Using Data and Evidence to Deliver Better Results for Residents

The growing number of states recognized in Results for America’s Invest in What Works State Standard of Excellence shows momentum for a get-things-done approach to governing.

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MDRC and NYC: Decades of Evidence-Building to Improve Public Services | MDRC

Founded in New York City more than 50 years ago, MDRC has always collaborated with local public and private agencies to improve services in education, workforce development, youth services, criminal j...

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MDRC to Partner on National Center for Writing Research to Improve Teaching Effectiveness with Generative AI | MDRC

The federal Institute of Education Sciences recently awarded a five-year grant for a National Center for Writing Research to Improve Teaching Effectiveness with Generative AI (WRITE AI Center). The WR...

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Lessons from a Technology-Assisted Advising Model in Career and Technical Education | MDRC

This study examines the use of technology-assisted advising tools to help ninth-grade students navigate career and technical education (CTE) pathways in high school. The study finds that the advising ...

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Evaluating a Lower-Cost Approach to Comprehensive Student Support | MDRC

In this working paper, MDRC researchers estimate the causal effects of offering a lower-cost alternative to comprehensive student success approaches. The initiative increased enrollment but did not pr...

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Preparing Principals to Lead Innovative High Schools | MDRC

Originally published by the National Association of State Boards of Education, this policy update describes how states can strengthen how high school principals are trained, licensed, and supported th...

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Why Investing in Rural Education Can Bolster Local Economies and Help Students Build a Future Close to Home | MDRC

In this commentary originally published by The Hechinger Report, Meredith Archer Hatch and Alyssa Ratledge make the case for greater investment in rural colleges and for more evidence about how they c...

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AI and Qualitative Research: Starting with Principles | MDRC

Barbara Condliffe, Mina Addo, and Jonathan Bigelow discuss three principles underlying MDRC’s approach to using generative AI in qualitative research: respecting people, communities, and program partn...

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Spotlight: Mississippi State IMPACT Collaborative Team | MDRC

The State IMPACT Collaborative helps state agencies tap into their data to answer high-priority policy questions, assess program effectiveness, and expand economic opportunity and mobility. This is th...

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Resource: Documented Code for Mapping the School-to-Work Trajectories of High School Students | MDRC

MDRC and the Washington Student Achievement Council used sequence analysis to map the postsecondary and workforce pathways of nearly 64,000 Washington high school graduates, identifying 12 common rout...

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Some College, No Credential | MDRC

Using Washington State longitudinal data, MDRC and the Washington Student Achievement Council identified 12 pathways students follow after graduating high school. This brief focuses on the most-travel...

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Tracing Postsecondary Pathways in Washington | MDRC

MDRC and its partners analyzed the pathways Washington state students take after graduating high school. Findings show multiple successful pathways, highlight students with some college but no credent...

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Family Relations Journal Publishes Meta-Analysis on Core Components of Fatherhood Programs | MDRC

A meta-analysis on fatherhood programs, “Fatherhood Programs to Improve Father and Family Functioning and Economic Stability: A Core Components Meta-Analysis,” by Sandra Jo Wilson, Allison B. Dymnicki...

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Supporting Families with Young Children in Guilford County | MDRC

A brief presents findings from a study of the Ready for School, Ready for Life initiative in Guilford County, North Carolina. It examines the needs of families with newborns and whether families who p...

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Expanding High‑Dosage Tutoring | MDRC

This study of Saga Education’s live-online Algebra I tutoring in New York City high schools found modest gains in exam pass rates, scores, and GPAs. Effects were smaller than they have been for in-person models, especially among boys and students with lower math levels, suggesting delivery mode matters.

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Study Shows Live-Online High-Impact Tutoring Increased NYC Public High School Students’ GPAs and Boosted Math Exam Pass Rates

The State Partnership for Proven Programs is a joint effort between the national philanthropy Arnold Ventures and the State of Oklahoma, offering matching funding to help districts implement rigorous,...

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OPINION: Why investing in rural education can bolster local economies and help students build a future close to home

Rural community colleges are building pathways and partnerships to help students find sustainable jobs

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Implementing High-Quality Early Learning Curricula | MDRC

This brief identifies lessons for implementing early learning curricula based on the Scaling High-Quality Pre-K in DC study. The lessons highlight the importance of organizational support, professiona...

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Spotlight: Ohio State IMPACT Collaborative Team | MDRC

The State IMPACT Collaborative helps state agencies tap into their data to answer high-priority policy questions, assess program effectiveness, and expand economic opportunity and mobility. This is th...

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