New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! The Role of Evidence in Ensuring Student Success: A Conversation with @sunychancellor.bsky.social John B. King, Jr. www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...

MDRC’s National Rural Higher Education Research Center Welcomes 14 #Rural Research Mentorship Network Scholars www.mdrc.org/news/mdrcs-n...

Reconnecting the Rural Way: TICAS Rural Reconnect Initiative via @ticas-org.bsky.social ticas.org/college-comp...

@sunychancellor.bsky.social John King Announces Expansion of Nation-Leading @cunyasap.bsky.social Retention and Completion Program to 10,000 @sunyofficial.bsky.social Students by Fall 2026 www.suny.edu/suny-news/pr...

Great to see the Jobs-Plus employment model (codeveloped and evaluated by MDRC in the U.S.) doing well in the U.K. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NEW! Does An Early Social-Emotional Learning Program Have Lasting Academic Effects Through High School? www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Great to see the Jobs-Plus employment model (codeveloped and evaluated by MDRC in the U.S.) doing well in the U.K. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

In this short video, MDRC's Sukanya Barman describes a free @github.com repository containing open-source R code to help researchers efficiently, consistently, and transparently process National Student Clearinghouse data.

Excited to welcome the 2026 cohort of MDRC Gueron Scholars to our NYC offices!

On Wednesday, MDRC’s The Higher Education Randomized Controlled Trial (THE-RCT) project convened its network of leading national experts in postsecondary education research in our NYC office to discuss the free resources they helped develop: www.mdrc.org/the-rct

Programs offered by Brotherhood Crusade and the LA LGBT Center show how employment training for young people can be tailored to meet clients’ needs. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Guidance for sector-based training providers who aim to support people with past criminal legal system involvement. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Recruitment can be difficult for social service organizations. This blog post describes methods used in the Building Evidence on Employment Strategies project to reach and enroll clients. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Building Job Training with Employers at the Table: The BILT Approach www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Scenes from the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) last month in Washington, DC! MDRCers enjoyed presenting and learning from their colleagues!

Free Webinar on July 15, 1-2 pm (ET) Seeing Through Their Eyes: Elevating Participant Voice Through Photovoice Register today! www.mdrc.org/news/july-15...

New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! Career and Technical Education in an Evolving World of Work: A Conversation with @katekreamer.bsky.social, Advance #CTE Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...

MDRC's William Corrin (left) and Alex Mayer after completing the Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday!

We're looking forward to participating in the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency later this week in Washington, DC! www.mdrc.org/news/mdrc-ex...

Congratulations to Penn State College of Education student Dinaye Smith, who earned a competitive internship with MDRC, a nationally recognized nonprofit research organization focused on expanding opportunity and economic mobility. bit.ly/4u73q63

Dinaye Smith, a third-year education and public policy major at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social, was selected for a competitive summer internship with MDRC, a national organization focused on education and social policy research. www.psu.edu/news/educati...

NORC is partnering with Coleridge Initiative, MDRC, and AISP to deliver hands-on applied data analytics training to TANF agency teams. Nominations are open through May 15. Find out more: go.norc.org/4cU3ijT

Big congrats to Penn State College of Education student Maddie Shanafelt on earning a competitive summer internship with MDRC! 👏 She’ll contribute to research aimed at improving education outcomes and advancing opportunity. bit.ly/4u84vtZ

Come learn about some free resources to help researchers forecast RCT sample sizes, part of the broader suite of resources MDRC has made public to help researchers conduct RCTs in higher education You'll also get to see my living room the cleanest it has been since my second child was born

MDRC's Austin Slaughter explains the concept of "funnel analysis" and introduces free resources from The Higher Education Randomized Controlled Trial (THE-RCT) Network for researchers to employ when using the method. Learn more: www.mdrc.org/the-rct/phas... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcM7...

Veronica Minaya on a new Community College Research Center study showing substantial and robust earnings returns to associate degree completion for @cuny.edu community college students www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRnc...

New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! Using Data and Evidence to Support Communities: A Conversation with Milton J. Little, Jr., President and CEO, @unitedwayatlanta.bsky.social Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...

NEW! Why Bayesian Statistics Might Be the Right Approach for Making Policy, by MDRC's Charles Michalopoulos and Pei Zhu www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Hollidaysburg grad awarded prestigious internship [with MDRC] via the Altoona Mirror www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-n...

Recruitment can be difficult for social service organizations. This new blog post describes methods used in MDRC's Building Evidence on Employment Strategies project to reach and enroll clients. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

“Green Jobs” Are Just Good Jobs Now, by Colleen Connolly @workshift.bsky.social (quotes MDRC's Rachel Rosen) workshift.org/green-jobs-a...

This summer, MDRC is pleased to welcome four undergraduate interns, one master’s-level Evidence-to-Practice intern, and two doctoral fellows in the Gueron Scholars Program! www.mdrc.org/news/mdrc-we...

NEW! Why Bayesian Statistics Might Be the Right Approach for Making Policy, by MDRC's Charles Michalopoulos and Pei Zhu www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

The Benefits and Challenges of the New #WorkforcePell Regulations: An Interview with @wesleywhistle.bsky.social @newamerica.org spotlightonpoverty.org/spotlight-ex...

This summer, MDRC is pleased to welcome four undergraduate interns, one master’s-level Evidence-to-Practice intern, and two doctoral fellows in the Gueron Scholars Program! www.mdrc.org/news/mdrc-we...

Expanding career pathways for all requires investment in community-based organizations, writes Amanda Olberg of Dalio Education (citing MDRC study) in Hartford Business Journal hartfordbusiness.com/article/expa...

Training Opportunity in Applied Data Analytics for State and Local Welfare Agencies Nomination deadline: May 15 www.mdrc.org/news/trainin...

NEW! With more than 40 states requiring some form of early childhood assessment, how can decision-makers get early childhood programs the tools they need? www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

NEW! Advice for colleges on implementing a multiple measures assessment placement system, which uses indicators like GPA instead of only test scores. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

NEW! Revealing Readiness: How Corequisite Placement Designs Shape Student Outcomes www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

NEW! REACT Intervention Reenrolls Nearly Twice as Many Students Who Have Stopped Attending College www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

MDRC report: Rise Up Cambridge cash assistance program a short-term help via @cambridgeday.com www.cambridgeday.com/2026/04/10/r...

MDRC's study of Rise Up Cambridge's unconditional cash assistance points to meaningful short-term financial relief for low-income families. via @cambridgemass.bsky.social www.cambridgema.gov/news/2026/04...

New Study Finds Substantial Earnings Premium from @cuny.edu Associate Degrees: www.mdrc.org/news/new-stu...

Last month, MDRC's NextGen project hosted a convening in Washington, DC, that brought together representatives from eight different child support agencies to create "roadmaps" to strengthen their recruitment, engagement, program services, and data use.

A new MDRC study on the use of multiple measures—high school grade point averages, course-taking patterns, and standardized test scores—to assess students’ college readi­ness at two community colleges in Texas. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Rebecca Unterman Discusses Small High Schools in NYC on the Innovations in Education Podcast with David Adams, CEO of Urban Assembly! www.mdrc.org/news/rebecca...

MDRC is pleased to be part of the Industries of Ideas project described in this GovTech article by Julia Lane and Suzette Kent! www.govtech.com/voices/reinv...

NEW! Insights into the Tutor Workforce: Tutors’ Experiences, Diversity, and Retention in the Personalized Learning Initiative www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

How do tutors experience their work, and what keeps them engaged? Insights into the Tutor Workforce: Tutors’ Experiences, Diversity, and Retention in the Personalized Learning Initiative, a new brief from @mdrc-news.bsky.social DRC, sheds light on these questions. www.mdrc.org/sites/defaul...