About MDRC
So is a technical research analyst in MDRC’s K-12 Education policy area, with a focus on improving quality education, student achievement, college access, and diversified learning for K-12 students. Prior to coming to MDRC, So worked as a data insights analyst at Democracy Prep Public Schools analyzing students’ attrition rates, college matriculation and persistence patterns, and school performance indicators. So received his bachelor’s degree in criminology from John Jay College and completed his master’s degree in the quantitative methods in the Social Sciences program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. At CUNY, he worked on various research projects, Civil Society and Geopolitics in the Korean Peninsula, Violent Crimes and School Absenteeism Pattern within NYC Public School Districts, and Police Violence and the Community-Police Relationship.
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Middle school students who struggle with their reading are at a greater risk of not graduating from high school. Yet helping these students catch up is particularly challenging due to the changes in motivation and engagement that occur during this period of development.
Developed by the SERP Institute, Harvard University, and Wheelock College, the Strategic...
Rebecca Unterman, Kelly Granito, Jedediah J. Teres, Emma Alterman, Faith Lewis, Matthew MacFarlane, Barbara Condliffe, Sonia Drohojowska, Crystal Nuñez, Byeonghyeon SoXQ Institute was founded in 2015 with the goal of “re-thinking the high school experience” so that all students get the preparation they need for college and careers and grow to the fullest as civic participants, critical readers, proactive problem solvers, original thinkers, generous collaborators, and learners for life.
XQ funds the design and...