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Finding solutions for the millions of Americans who face serious health- and disability-related obstacles to steady work.

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  1. Brief

    Enhancing GED Instruction to Prepare Students for College and Careers

    Early Success in LaGuardia Community College’s Bridge to Health and Business Program

    One year after enrolling, students in LaGuardia’s GED Bridge program were more than twice as likely to have passed the GED exam and three times as likely to have enrolled in college as students in a more traditional GED preparation class.

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  2. Press Release

    New Study Shows LaGuardia Community College’s GED Bridge Program Significantly Boosts GED Pass Rates and College Enrollment

    MDRC released encouraging findings from a rigorous evaluation of a new approach to GED instruction pioneered by LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY).

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  3. PROJECT

    Project Rise

    Many cities have large numbers of “disconnected” young adults:  young men and women who are out of work and out of school.  These young adults’ limited education and work experience severely reduce their prospects for becoming economically self-sufficient members of society.

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  1. June 14 Capitol Hill Forum: College Match Matters
  2. MDRC Experts Featured at Federal Welfare Research Conference, May 29-31
  3. MDRC Offers Technical Assistance on Social Impact Bonds
  4. Gordon Berlin and Rob Ivry Featured at Social Impact Conference, June 18-20

  1. Questions We're Asking: Can transitional jobs for ex-prisoners reduce recidivism?

  2. Bloomberg TV on The Social Impact Bond Project at Rikers Island

  3. 100,000 young adults have been served by the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program.

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MDRC is committed to finding solutions to some of the most difficult problems facing the nation — from reducing poverty and bolstering economic self-sufficiency to improving public education and college graduation rates. We design promising new interventions, evaluate existing programs using the highest research standards, and provide technical assistance to build better programs and deliver effective interventions at scale.

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