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    Lessons for and from Practitioners

    Looking Ahead to “In Practice” Blog Posts in 2020

    MDRC launched the In Practice blog in April 2019, to reflect lessons learned from program managers and staff in various partnerships. Posts in 2020 include Designing Programs Around Real People’s Real Needs, How to Use Data to Improve Programs, Making Evidence-Based Practices a Priority, and Improving Programs by Improving Training.

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    Increasing Community College Graduation Rates with a Proven Model

    Three-Year Results from the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Ohio Demonstration

    This report presents findings through three years from a replication of the City University of New York Accelerated Study in Associate Programs model at three community colleges in Ohio. The Ohio programs nearly doubled degree receipt through three years and led to an increase in transfers to four-year colleges.

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  • Report

    Tools for Better Practices and Better Outcomes

    The Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services demonstration used insights from behavioral science to develop interventions that could improve child support services. This report summarizes findings from 22 interventions that tested a range of design principles from behavioral science — for example, simplification, personalization, and reminders.

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  1. MDRC Experts Presenting at Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, March 11-14
  2. Column: Innovative Funding Needed for Massachusetts Community Colleges
  3. Hilary Hoynes and John King Join MDRC Board of Directors
  4. Choices, Choices: For College Students, a Buffet of Options Causes Heartburn
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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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