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Hey, Claude, should I go to college? via @michaelpetrilli.bsky.social fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Hey, Claude, should I go to college?
One of the more promising developments of recent decades in education has been the pendulum swing away from the “college for all” mindset.
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NEW! Using Metadata from Technology-Based Assessments to Measure Young Children’s Executive Functioning Skills www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Using Metadata from Technology-Based Assessments to Measure Young Children’s Executive Functioning Skills | MDRC
This report explores whether metadata from technology-based pre-K assessments can provide some measures of children’s executive functioning skills. The findings suggest some metadata measures, particu...
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The first in a series of profiles of states participating in the State IMPACT Collaborative, a project of MDRC and Coleridge that helps agencies tap into their own data. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Spotlight: Pennsylvania 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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The Google Career Certificates Fund initiative, managed by @socialfinanceus.bsky.social, expands access to tech-focused training for adults seeking stronger economic opportunities. Early findings show promising patterns in engagement & program completion. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Expanding Access to Tech Careers | MDRC
In 2022, Google launched the Google Career Certificates Fund (GCCF) initiative to expand access to technology-focused training for adults seeking stronger economic opportunities. Early findings from a...
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A new brief from @wiche-edu.bsky.social describes challenges facing the #nursing workforce in western #rural communities, along with the needs of those workers and the opportunities available to them. Produced for MDRC's National Rural Higher Education Research Center. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Nursing in the Rural West | MDRC
This brief from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education provides a regional perspective on the challenges facing the nursing workforce in western rural communities, along with the needs...
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NEW! Building Engagement into Intervention: What STARI’s Curriculum Design Suggests About Supporting Middle School Readers www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Building Engagement into Intervention | MDRC
STARI is a yearlong intervention to improve the reading skills of struggling middle school students. In interviews conducted as part of an ongoing study, teachers said that STARI’s curriculum, timely ...
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Over 40 million Americans have some college credits but no postsecondary credential. Across four colleges, students who received the Re-Enrollment and Completion Team (REACT) intervention were nearly twice as likely to reenroll.
Sixteen years later, what did NYC’s small schools accomplish? via Amber Northern, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (cc: @michaelpetrilli.bsky.social) fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Sixteen years later, what did NYC’s small schools accomplish?
New York City’s Small Schools of Choice (SSC) program was one of a panoply of education reforms enacted in the early 2000s under then-mayor Michael Bloomberg and schools chief Joel Klein. The idea was...
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Many thanks to Bridget Terry Long and @eloyoakley.bsky.social for sharing their valuable insights yesterday with MDRC staff about the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in the United States. We are very fortunate to have them on the MDRC Board of Directors, which Long chairs!
In this five-minute video, Steve Lee, chief executive officer of the SkillUp Coalition, and Richard Hendra, director of MDRC’s Center for Data Insights, reflect on their partnership to evaluate a career navigation chatbot. #AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud2Q...
Evaluating AI Tools to Better Support Clients
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NEW! An MDRC study finds NYC’s Advance & Earn program effectively supports disconnected youth through education and paid work, with opportunities to strengthen pathways and partnerships. w/ support from @nycopportunity.bsky.social www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Advancing Opportunities for New York City’s Young People Through the Advance & Earn Program | MDRC
The report explores New York City’s Advance & Earn program, which blends education, training, and paid work experience for opportunity youth. Using program data and participant interviews, it highligh...
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July 15 Webinar on Effective Communication for Student Success to Feature MDRC’s Caitlin Anzelone Sponsored by @collegepromise.bsky.social www.mdrc.org/news/july-15...
July 15 Webinar on Effective Communication for Student Success to Feature MDRC’s Caitlin Anzelone | MDRC
Caitlin Anzelone, director of the MDRC Center for Applied Behavioral Science, will be the featured guest in a free webinar, “Effective Communication for Student Success,” sponsored by College Promise,...
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New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! The Role of Evidence in Ensuring Student Success: A Conversation with @sunychancellor.bsky.social John B. King, Jr. www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
MDRC’s National Rural Higher Education Research Center Welcomes 14 #Rural Research Mentorship Network Scholars www.mdrc.org/news/mdrcs-n...
MDRC’s National Rural Higher Education Research Center Welcomes 14 Rural Research Mentorship Network Scholars | MDRC
This summer, MDRC’s National Rural Higher Education Research Center is pleased to welcome 14 students and early-career scholars to the Rural Research Mentorship Network. The Rural Research Mentorship ...
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Reconnecting the Rural Way: TICAS Rural Reconnect Initiative via @ticas-org.bsky.social ticas.org/college-comp...
Reconnecting the Rural Way: TICAS Rural Reconnect Initiative - The Institute for College Access & Success
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@sunychancellor.bsky.social John King Announces Expansion of Nation-Leading @cunyasap.bsky.social Retention and Completion Program to 10,000 @sunyofficial.bsky.social Students by Fall 2026 www.suny.edu/suny-news/pr...
Expansion of ASAP|ACE, A Nation-Leading Retention and Completion Program
The SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the expansion of SUNY's Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) and Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE)...
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Great to see the Jobs-Plus employment model (codeveloped and evaluated by MDRC in the U.S.) doing well in the U.K. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Pilot ‘hyperlocal’ job support scheme in England shows promising signs of effectiveness
Government-funded JobsPlus trial in 10 neighbourhoods could be scalable nationwide, evaluation shows
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NEW! Does An Early Social-Emotional Learning Program Have Lasting Academic Effects Through High School? www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Does An Early Social-Emotional Learning Program Have Lasting Academic Effects Through High School? | MDRC
This brief presents findings from a follow-up study of INSIGHTS, an early social-emotional learning program implemented in New York City. INSIGHTS improved short-term outcomes but showed no lasting ef...
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Great to see the Jobs-Plus employment model (codeveloped and evaluated by MDRC in the U.S.) doing well in the U.K. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Pilot ‘hyperlocal’ job support scheme in England shows promising signs of effectiveness
Government-funded JobsPlus trial in 10 neighbourhoods could be scalable nationwide, evaluation shows
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In this short video, MDRC's Sukanya Barman describes a free @github.com repository containing open-source R code to help researchers efficiently, consistently, and transparently process National Student Clearinghouse data.
Excited to welcome the 2026 cohort of MDRC Gueron Scholars to our NYC offices!
On Wednesday, MDRC’s The Higher Education Randomized Controlled Trial (THE-RCT) project convened its network of leading national experts in postsecondary education research in our NYC office to discuss the free resources they helped develop: www.mdrc.org/the-rct
Programs offered by Brotherhood Crusade and the LA LGBT Center show how employment training for young people can be tailored to meet clients’ needs. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Tailored for Success | MDRC
Using a case study approach, MDRC examines Brotherhood Crusade’s Movin’ on Up initiative and the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Services Workforce Development Program, highlighting how employment tra...
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Guidance for sector-based training providers who aim to support people with past criminal legal system involvement. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Expanding Sector-Based Training | MDRC
This MDRC issue focus shares three lessons for sector-based training providers interested in expanding their service population to include people with past criminal legal system involvement. Lessons a...
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Recruitment can be difficult for social service organizations. This blog post describes methods used in the Building Evidence on Employment Strategies project to reach and enroll clients. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Recruiting Clients: Practical Lessons from the BEES Project | MDRC
Recruiting clients is essential to every social service organization — but it’s often one of the toughest parts of the job. Based on insight from MDRC’s Building Evidence on Employment Strategies proj...
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Building Job Training with Employers at the Table: The BILT Approach www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Building Job Training with Employers at the Table: The BILT Approach | MDRC
The Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model makes employers coleaders of community college technical programs to better align training with changing workforce needs. MDRC is launching a stu...
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Scenes from the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) last month in Washington, DC! MDRCers enjoyed presenting and learning from their colleagues!
Free Webinar on July 15, 1-2 pm (ET) Seeing Through Their Eyes: Elevating Participant Voice Through Photovoice Register today! www.mdrc.org/news/july-15...
July 15 Webinar: Seeing Through Their Eyes: Elevating Participant Voice Through Photovoice | MDRC
MDRC’s Evidence to Practice team announces the first in a free, three-part webinar series designed to help practitioners put participants at the center of their data collection efforts.Register today ...
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New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! Career and Technical Education in an Evolving World of Work: A Conversation with @katekreamer.bsky.social, Advance #CTE Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
MDRC's William Corrin (left) and Alex Mayer after completing the Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday!
