Shared Housing: A Promising Strategy to Combat Homelessness and Social Isolation
Leigh Parise talks with Wendy Tippett of the Palm Beach County (FL) Community Services Department and Meghann Cotter of Micah Ecumenical Min...
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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...
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20 of 75 episodesThe Role of Evidence in Ensuring Student Success: A Conversation with John B. King, Jr.
Researchers and practitioners are shaping the future of education and social policy by putting data and research evidence at the center of t...
Career and Technical Education in an Evolving World of Work
As the global economy has grown increasingly competitive, interest in career and technical education (CTE) has experienced a resurgence amon...
Using Data and Evidence to Support Communities: A Conversation with Milton J. Little, Jr.
Using data and research evidence can help nonprofit and community-based organizations develop new programs, support existing ones, and advoc...
Supporting the Workforce Development Ecosystem in Memphis
In Memphis, one in three people live near or below the poverty line. Memphis Works for Everyone ( MemWorks ), a partnership between MDRC and...
The Year in Review: Revisiting Episodes of Evidence First from 2025
In this year-in-review episode, Leigh Parise revisits conversations from 2025 about the power of evidence and collaboration to drive change:...
Partnering with College Systems to Support Students
Graduation rates at community colleges have remained low, especially for students with low incomes. One effort to help students graduate and...
Improving Outcomes for Transfer Students
Transferring credits from a community college to a four-year institution remains a crucial strategy to boosting bachelor's degree attainment...
Can Data Literacy Set Up Eighth-Graders for Success?
In a competitive labor market, students graduating from high school need skills that can translate into meaningful careers. PREP KC is a lea...
The Long-Term Benefits of Focusing on Children's Early Math Skills
Children's early math skills are a strong predictor of later outcomes, like high school and college graduation rates, underscoring the long-...
Taking Evidence to Practice: A Conversation About MDRC's New Technical Assistance Initiative with John Martinez
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...
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
Sectoral training programs have emerged as a promising driver of economic mobility for people with low incomes. These programs prepare peopl...
How to Improve College Completion Rates for Underserved Students: A Conversation with Emily Dow and Elena Serna-Wallender
Postsecondary education is a crucial factor in achieving economic mobility. However, graduation rates at community colleges remain low , par...
Economic Mobility Through Remote Sector Training: A Conversation with Edith Yang
Sector-based training programs prepare people for jobs in specific industries where there is strong local demand and an opportunity for care...
Fines and Fees in Jefferson County, Alabama: A Conversation with Leah Nelson and Sarah Picard
Every year, courts across the United States impose millions of dollars in fines, fees, and restitution charges on people for traffic violati...
Supporting College Students in Rural Areas
Both college-going and college completion rates are far lower in rural areas than in other geographical settings. To learn what works to hel...
Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring: Early Lessons from the Personalized Learning Initiative
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...
Promoting Equity in Developmental Education Reform: A Conversation with Nikki Edgecombe and Michael Weiss
Developmental education, also known as remedial education, refers to courses that some entering college students will have to take if they a...
Building Impact Through Partnership: A Conversation About Per Scholas and MDRC
Sector-focused employment programs aim to improve the economic mobility of people with low incomes by training them for quality jobs in sect...
Training Workers When Employers Hire Based on Skills: Lessons from Connecticut and Virginia
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...