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Policymakers talk about solutions, but which ones really work? Join Therese Leung as she talks with MDRC researchers about the best evidence available on education and social programs that s...
Using data and research evidence can help nonprofit and community-based organizations develop new programs, support existing ones, and advoc...
In Memphis, one in three people live near or below the poverty line. Memphis Works for Everyone ( MemWorks ), a partnership between MDRC and...
In this year-in-review episode, Leigh Parise revisits conversations from 2025 about the power of evidence and collaboration to drive change:...
Graduation rates at community colleges have remained low, especially for students with low incomes. One effort to help students graduate and...
Transferring credits from a community college to a four-year institution remains a crucial strategy to boosting bachelor's degree attainment...
In a competitive labor market, students graduating from high school need skills that can translate into meaningful careers. PREP KC is a lea...
Children's early math skills are a strong predictor of later outcomes, like high school and college graduation rates, underscoring the long-...
Since MDRC's founding more than 50 years ago, evidence-building and data-driven technical assistance (TA) have been a crucial part of its wo...
Sectoral training programs have emerged as a promising driver of economic mobility for people with low incomes. These programs prepare peopl...
Postsecondary education is a crucial factor in achieving economic mobility. However, graduation rates at community colleges remain low , par...
Sector-based training programs prepare people for jobs in specific industries where there is strong local demand and an opportunity for care...
Every year, courts across the United States impose millions of dollars in fines, fees, and restitution charges on people for traffic violati...
Both college-going and college completion rates are far lower in rural areas than in other geographical settings. To learn what works to hel...
Many s tates and school districts are eager to ex p and high-dosage tutoring programs , a proven way to accelerate student learning by provi...
Developmental education, also known as remedial education, refers to courses that some entering college students will have to take if they a...
Sector-focused employment programs aim to improve the economic mobility of people with low incomes by training them for quality jobs in sect...
As the cost of higher education climbs, skills-based hiring has gained traction. It's a labor market trend in which employers hire based on...
Most pre-K classrooms use a whole-child approach to educational curricula, which focuses on the broad development of children's academic ski...
As the cost of higher education climbs, skills-based hiring has gained traction. It's a labor market trend in which employers hire based on...
Many schools are expanding tutoring services and personalized instruction to address learning loss caused by the pandemic. This episode feat...
Montana 10 is a scholarship program offered by the Montana University System that offers wraparound academic, social, and financial supports...
In 2014, three Ohio colleges set out to adapt a student support model pioneered by the City University of New York called Accelerated Study...
Nondegree credentials are typically certificates or licenses earned in a short period of time that confer some kind of professional or indus...
In this episode, Leigh Parise talks with MDRC President Virginia (Ginger) Knox and Naomi Goldstein, the former Deputy Assistant Secretary at...
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides wrap - around support and employment services to people returning home from incarcera...
Through its Real World Learning initiative in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is working to ensure t...
The Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) is a state government agency with a goal of increasing educational opportunity and attainm...
Industry-recognized credentials, or IRCs, are an increasingly common strategy used to demonstrate that high school students have learned ski...
While the percentage of adults with a postsecondary degree has increased over the past several decades, there are large gaps in degree attai...
Child support agencies aim to secure payments from noncustodial parents to support the well-being of their children. When noncustodial paren...
The pandemic has had devastating effects on students' learning. One strategy to help students is individualized instruction, which includes...
Green jobs in diverse industries, such as transportation, construction, environmental management, and agriculture, have grown in recent year...
The majority of children in the United States now attend some type of formal pre-K program before starting elementary school. Pre-K assessme...
The majority of children in the United States now attend some type of formal pre-K program before starting elementary school. Pre-K assessme...
As part of the criminal justice system, the pretrial system is set up to ensure individuals appear in court to maintain public safety and ma...
Improving outcomes for community college students has long been the focus of rigorous research studies by MDRC and others. Through a project...
A growing body of research shows that comprehensive student support programs can increase graduation rates for students from low-income back...
Too many people in the United States struggle to achieve economic mobility. With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting vulnerable populations the mo...
Programs that combine employment services with substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services have faced unprecedented challen...
Work-based learning opportunities, like internships and apprenticeships, are a critical component to many career and technical education pro...
Early childhood experiences of trauma and toxic stress can affect how young children develop and are associated with learning and behavior p...
A special series from the Rural Matters podcast This episode is the last of a special four-part series about issues facing rural higher educ...
A special series from the Rural Matters podcast This episode is the third of a special four-part series about issues facing rural higher edu...
Why don't government social services programs better serve families struggling through crises like the COVID-19 pandemic? One reason is that...
A special series from the Rural Matters podcast This episode is the second of a special four-part series about issues facing rural higher ed...
This episode is the first of a special four-part series about issues facing rural higher education from our colleagues at the Rural Matters...
Too many community college students get stuck in multi-semester developmental math sequences and never progress to or complete college-level...
Subsidized employment uses public funds to create jobs for the unemployed and are especially useful during economic downturns. Many have arg...
The City University of New York's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) provides comprehensive support services to community colleg...
New types of career and technical education programs are trying to prepare workers for an increasingly complex labor market. For high school...