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MDRC’s families and children studies aim to deepen public understanding of how the life chances of low-income children and youth are influenced by policies that affect their families’ economic circumstances, family relationships, or the opportunities available for child and youth development. more

Can Early Childhood Programs Support Social and Emotional Development?
Preschool children who have difficulty regulating their emotions and behaviors have been found to receive less instruction, to be less engaged as learners, and to have fewer opportunities for learning from peers. Researchers and practitioners have developed a new generation of classroom-based strategies that are specifically designed to improve children's skills in these areas.


	Reducing Behavior Problems Among Preschoolers


	Pamela Morris to Receive Award for Emerging Leadership from American Psychological Association
	Angélica Torres Joins MDRC as Doctoral Fellow
	MDRC Experts Featured at Federal Welfare Research Conference, May 28-30


	Investing in Parents to Invest in Children In these remarks, delivered at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s National Summit on America’s Children on May 22, MDRC President Gordon Berlin summarizes rigorous research evidence showing that supplementing the earnings of parents helps raise families out of poverty and improves the school performance of young children.


	Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners Early Impacts from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
	Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project
	The Power of Work The Center for Employment Opportunities Comprehensive Prisoner Reentry Program

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