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MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, develops and evaluates innovative education and social programs that serve the poor. Tweets by .
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Two More Points on Whether the Ultra-Rich Pay Less in Taxes Than the Poor
National Review 31h 1 tweets
The tax system really is progressive.
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MDRC Two More Points on Whether the Ultra-Rich Pay Less in Taxes Than the #Poor via 31h
The Great Crime Decline Has Ended in Some Chicago Neighborhoods
Richard Florida - CityLab 4d 9 tweets
Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods saw a crime decline, but recently, their violent crime rates have rebounded while other areas continue to improve.
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MDRC The Great Crime Decline Has Ended in Some Chicago Neighborhoods via 3d
Smart moves
The Hub 6d 4 tweets
Sociologist Stefanie Deluca collaborates on a Seattle housing experiment that aims to lift children out of poverty
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MDRC Great profile of our colleague -- one of our partners in the Creating Moves to Opportunity project! via 5d
Michael Strain on inequality in America
American Enterprise Institute - AEI 19d 3 tweets
On this episode, Michael Strain talks to us about popular proposals to combat wealth inequality in America.
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MDRC Podcast: on #inequality in America via 10d
Five Signs Your Reform Has Become Another Education Fad
Education Week - Rick Hess Straight Up 14d 8 tweets
Eager vendors, early-adopting educators, and media adulation can be taken as evidence that a reform is going swimmingly—but these signs are frequently misread.
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MDRC Five Signs Your Reform Has Become Another Education Fad via the self-professed "skunk at the garden party," #edreform 12d
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Rsci.app.link 12d 1 tweets
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MDRC What Can Welfare Experiments of the 1970s Tell Us About a #UBI? via 12d
Virginia Knox Named President of MDRC
Youth Today - Youth Today 19d 1 tweets
Virginia Knox will be the new president of MDRC after 15 years leading its Families and Children Policy Area. She succeeds Gordon Berlin effective Oct. 15, 2019.
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MDRC Virginia Knox Named President of MDRC via 19d
16th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
Eventbrite 96d 4 tweets
This year, the 2019 Brown Lecture will be given by Prudence L. Carter, dean and professor of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and national expert on inequality in education. Learn more About the Lecture:...
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MDRC Oct 24: “A Shade Less Offensive”: School Integration as Radical Inclusion in the Pursuit of Educational Equity by Prudence Carter The 16th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research 22d
What Americans Think About Poverty, Wealth, and Work
Cato Institute 27d 20 tweets
Findings from the Cato Institute 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey
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MDRC What Americans Think About #Poverty, Wealth, and Work via 26d
Poverty rates for women-led families at record low
Wichita Falls 36d 1 tweets
From 2017-2018, poverty rates for fell 1.7 percentage points for female-householder families – the only group to see a significant decline in poverty.
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MDRC #Poverty rates for women-led families at record low via 36d
Welfare Reform’s Payoff
City Journal 40d 3 tweets
New data from the Census Bureau shows that female-headed households are lifting themselves out of poverty through work.
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MDRC New data from the Census Bureau shows that female-headed households are lifting themselves out of #poverty through work, writes . via 39d
I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part.
Nytimes.com 41d 69 tweets
Schools must learn that when you come from poverty, you need more than financial aid to succeed.
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MDRC I was a low-income college student, writes . Classes weren’t the hard part. 40d
Are wages rising, falling, or stagnating?
Richard V. Reeves - Brookings 40d 17 tweets
What's really happening to wages in America? The answer depends on how you measure them.
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MDRC The honest but boring answer to the question of what is happening to wages is: It depends. via , , & 40d
The Official Poverty Measure Has Defined Deprivation Down | CEPR Blog | CEPR
Cepr.net 42d 3 tweets
The federal government should stop using the official poverty measure for statistical purposes and modernize its approach to measuring low income and social deprivation.
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MDRC The Official #Poverty Measure Has Defined Deprivation Down, writes . via 41d
End Legacy College Admissions
Nytimes.com 44d 37 tweets
A country struggling with deeply rooted inequality need not continue an affirmative action program for successful families.
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MDRC Editorial: A country struggling with deeply rooted #inequality need not continue an affirmative action program for successful families. via 43d
The Times takes on college legacy preferences: Let’s hope it is the knock-out punch
Richard V. Reeves - Brookings 44d 22 tweets
Richard Reeves comments on the New York Times' position to end preferential treatment with legacy admissions.
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MDRC The ⁦⁩ takes on college legacy preferences. Let’s hope it is the knock-out punch, writes ⁦⁦⁩. 44d
Taking Out a Student Loan Is Better Than Dropping Out
Nytimes.com 45d 22 tweets
New research shows that students who borrowed more defaulted less, probably because the additional credits they were able to complete led to more stable careers.
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MDRC Taking out a student loan is better than dropping out, writes . 45d
Virginia Knox Named Next President of MDRC
MDRC 46d 2 tweets
Mary Jo Bane, chair of the MDRC Board of Directors, announced today that, after a nationwide search, Virginia Knox has been appointed the next president of MDRC, succeeding Gordon Berlin.
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MDRC "We are delighted that Ginger has agreed to assume the leadership of MDRC at a crucial time in its illustrious history," said Mary Jo Bane, chair of the MDRC Board of Directors..... 1/3 46d
A Cynical Way to Make People Poor
National Review 46d 2 tweets
A response to Senator Bob Casey and poverty scholar Indivar Dutta-Gupta.
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MDRC A Cynical Way to Make People #Poor via 46d
As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most
NPR.org 48d 21 tweets
Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.
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MDRC As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The #Poor Often Feel It Most via & 48d