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Blog
December 2024

A college-completion program in Minnesota is adopting work-based learning to better equip its scholars for careers after graduation.

Issue Focus
December 2024

Tips on Coaching College Students

A summary of findings from the SUCCESS evaluation—which evaluated a comprehensive approaches to student success program—and lessons on coaching students.

Report
November 2024

Findings from an Evaluation of Purpose Built Communities

This study examines over a 10-year period a program model designed to transform historically disinvested neighborhoods into thriving, mixed-income communities.

Report
November 2024

Charting the Path from High School to Postsecondary Enrollment

This report explores the impacts of California Partnership Academies on students’ high school graduation, college readiness, and college enrollment.

Report
November 2024

A Guide to Laying the Foundation for an Early Childhood Classroom Coaching Initiative

This guide helps early childhood education coaches establish strong partnerships with teachers when first implementing an initiative.

Issue Focus
November 2024

This issue focus summarizes the current evidence related to career and technical education.

Blog
November 2024

This blog post summarizes two broad findings from MDRC’s research on systems to determine which college students should be in developmental (remedial) courses.

Commentary
November 2024

In this commentary originally published by District Administration, Barbara Condliffe and Shira Mattera offer four strategies for implementing “high-dosage” tutoring programs. 

Issue Focus
October 2024

Career and technical education can create a pipeline of talent to help meet the growing demands of an economy shifting to mitigate climate change.

Brief
October 2024

This brief synthesizes findings from three recent studies on the effectiveness of varying intensities and modes of pretrial supervision and monitoring.

Report
September 2024

An Implementation and Outcomes Study of Idaho Job Corps and Job Corps Scholars

This report describes pilot tests of two college-focused, nonresidential Job Corps variants designed to be less costly than the usual, residential model.

Report
September 2024

Job Corps is a large, comprehensive education and job training program for young people. This report suggests studies it could consider in the next five years.

Commentary
September 2024

In this commentary originally published by Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity, John Martinez explains how putting evidence into practice across the nonprofit sector can lead to more effective programs that can be sustained and expanded.

Issue Focus
September 2024

Evaluating the Google Career Certificates Fund

This issue focus describes a new study that will estimate the effects of online training combined with loans students repay only if they earn a certain amount.

Blog
September 2024

Insights from Brenda Plazola of Rocketship Public Schools

Brenda Plazola of Rocketship Public Schools shares her thoughts and advice on integrating tutors into a school community.

Issue Focus
September 2024

Early Childhood and the Building Blocks for Combating Poverty

For two decades, MDRC has worked with practitioners and other researchers to develop and study innovations in early childhood education and in other programs, like home visiting, to improve young children’s chances of success.

Blog
September 2024

MDRC hosted a panel on research about how career and technical education can be a promising avenue for young men who have fallen behind academically and economically.

Brief
September 2024

This brief synthesizes discussions held by leaders operating sector programs, which prepare people for high-quality jobs in specific industries. 

Brief
September 2024

Elevating the Strengths of Children from Racially and Linguistically Marginalized Backgrounds

This brief aims to help the early childhood field identify and measure the skills and competencies of a diverse population of young learners.

Issue Focus
September 2024

Mission and Project Portfolio

This issue focus summarizes the current work of MDRC’s Center for Criminal Justice Research and future directions for that work.