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    Rethinking College Course Placement During the Pandemic

    Three Insights from Research

    The COVID-19 pandemic means community colleges cannot administer in-person tests to determine whether students must take developmental (remedial) courses. But some colleges were already using multiple pieces of information for course placement, rather than a single test score. This brief offers three relevant insights from research on these placement systems.

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    Bridging the School-to-Work Divide

    Interim Implementation and Impact Findings from New York City’s P-TECH 9-14 Schools

    This report evaluates a program focused on preparing students for college and career. Based on partnerships among high schools, community colleges, and employers, the program offers accelerated high school course work, early college, and work-based learning experiences. The findings suggest that students are meeting the benchmarks they need to succeed.

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    Shifting to Remote Service Delivery: Top Five Tips for Practitioners

    Here are MDRC’s Top Five Tips for social service and educational programs adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. They focus on ensuring staff members’ and participants’ personal safety so that agencies can continue providing high-quality services and support while working remotely. They also include guidance on protecting participant confidentiality.

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  1. MDRC Awarded Grant from Institute of Education Sciences to Evaluate Technology-Based Career Advising Tools for High Schoolers
  2. MDRC Welcomes Two New Summer Interns in the Gueron Scholars Program
  3. A Discussion with MDRC’S K-12 Education Policy Director William Corrin Regarding the Daunting New Realities of American Public Education
  4. Looming Budget Cuts Threaten Proven 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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