Bridget Terry Long Named Chair of MDRC Board of Directors
Bridget Terry Long, Dean and Saris Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has been named the Chair of the MDRC Board of Directors. Long has been a member of the MDRC Board since 2010.
Bridget Terry Long, Dean and Saris Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has been named the Chair of the MDRC Board of Directors. Long has been a member of the MDRC Board since 2010.
MDRC Launches the Expanding SUCCESS Initiative to Address Inequities in College Completion
MDRC is pleased to announce the launch of the Expanding SUCCESS Initiative, an ambitious effort to narrow and ultimately eliminate inequities in college completion and economic mobility rates for students of color and students from low-income families.
A Job and a College Degree Before You Graduate High School
…..The program’s first school, known simply as P-TECH High School, launched in 2011 in Brooklyn as a collaboration between IBM, the New York City Department of Education, and the City University of New York (CUNY).
In Urban Districts, a New Embrace of Career and Technical Programs
…..Across the country, school district officials are increasingly banking on revamped CTE programs to set more teens on a clear path to post-high school employment — and prepare them for advanced training and college. New York Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks have held up CTE as key to reengaging students.
Since it first emerged in its modern form in Bangladesh in the 1970s, microfinance—the practice of providing financial services like loans, insurance, and savings accounts to low-income individuals or groups who are traditionally excluded from the banking system—has become a multibillion-dollar global industry.
Journal Publishes Paper Coauthored by MDRC Researchers on Innovative Video Observation Study of Father-Child Interactions
Children and Youth Services Review has just published an article, “Improvements in Father-Child Interactions: Video Observations from the Just Beginning Study,” by Kristen Harknett of the University of California, San Francisco, and MDRC’s Patrizia Mancini and Virginia Knox.
Children and Youth Services Review has just published an article, “Improvements in Father-Child Interactions: Video Observations from the Just Beginning Study,” by Kristen Harknett of the University of California, San Francisco, and MDRC’s Patrizia Mancini and Virginia Knox.
MDRC Contributes to Discussion Guides for “DADication” Documentary
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse recently released a documentary, “DADication,” on how essential fathers are to the lives of their children. MDRC helped develop four accompanying discussion guides.
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse recently released a documentary, “DADication,” on how essential fathers are to the lives of their children. MDRC helped develop four accompanying discussion guides.
MDRC Welcomes Four Undergraduate Interns for Summer 2022
MDRC is pleased to welcome four undergraduate interns who have joined us for the summer in our New York City office. The paid internships are supported by the Judith Gueron Scholars Program
MDRC is pleased to welcome four undergraduate interns who have joined us for the summer in our New York City office. The paid internships are supported by the Judith Gueron Scholars Program.
In recognition of Father’s Day on June 19, MDRC highlights work from present and past projects focused on improving services to fathers with low incomes, including:
In recognition of Father’s Day on June 19,