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    Who Is at Risk of Contempt of Court for Child Support Noncompliance?

    Characteristics of Parents Enrolled in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

    The Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC) project integrates procedural justice principles (the idea of fairness in processes) into enforcement at six child support agencies. This brief describes the parents in the PJAC study sample and what led them to the point of being in contempt of court for nonpayment.

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    The Newly Virtual Workplace: Employers and Trainers Adapt

    A recent (virtual) discussion with representatives of 13 schools, districts, and programs that provide work-based learning found each of them seizing unexpected opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The pivot from hands-on experiential learning to virtual instruction is varied and evolving at these organizations, which offer internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, and other work-related programs.

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    The Daunting New Realities of American Public Education

    A Conversation with William Corrin, Director of MDRC’s K-12 Education Policy Area

    In this Q&A, William Corrin, Director of MDRC’s K-12 Education Policy Area, discusses the challenges facing schools during the pandemic, the changing face of education research, and the opportunities to learn from how teachers, schools, and districts are responding to the current crisis.

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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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