MDRC is pleased to announce the selection of teams of innovators to develop early learning assessment tools as part of the Measures for Early Success Initiative. The Initiative is led by MDRC with funding support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

On May 9, PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan reported on the long-term evaluation that MDRC is conducting of the replication of the City University of New York’s successful Accelerated Study in

Over the past decade, a number of cities and states—including such diverse places as New York City, San Antonio, Seattle, New Mexico, Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey—have significantly increased the number of slots in their public prekindergarten programs. But these investments might not always be reaching the children most likely to benefit.

Community colleges can be more affordable and accessible than their four-year peers. But national three-year graduation rates clock in at only about 29% for those first-time students attending full-time. It takes most community college students longer than two years to graduate…..

Afua Siaw dreamed of being a pediatrician. So when it came time to pick a high school, she chose the High School for Health Professions & Human Services — a decision based largely on the school’s name.