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New York City’s Change Capital Fund
Given evidence that neighborhood matters for resident economic mobility, the Change Capital Fund, a donor collaborative, is investing in five NYC community organizations to build their capacity to coordinate resources and integrate critical services — addressing housing, education, and employment needs — to fight poverty in low-income neighborhoods.
Early Lessons from Completion by Design
Only about 20 percent of full-time degree-seeking students entering public two-year schools earn a degree within three years. In seeking solutions, community colleges typically focus on one institutional problem at a time. This brief looks at the experiences of five community colleges attempting a systemwide reform to substantially increase completion rates.
Teachers’ Voices on Professional Development
Through the Innovative Professional Development (iPD) Challenge, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping school districts and networks redesign their professional development systems. This brief — the first in a series — introduces the case study component of MDRC’s evaluation and presents some early findings from interviews with teachers.
The Effects of New York City’s Small High Schools of Choice on Postsecondary Enrollment
New data from a rigorous study confirm that New York City’s small public high schools, which have nonselective admissions and serve many disadvantaged students, increase rates of graduation and college attendance for a wide range of groups, including students of color.
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