MDRC
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, develops and evaluates innovative education and social programs that serve the poor. Tweets by .
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These Are The People Struggling The Most To Pay Back Student Loans
NPR.org 7d 7 tweets
Some borrowers default on their student loans at much higher rates than others — and they're not the borrowers with the highest debt.
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MDRC "The people having problem with their debts are those who dropped out of school after just a few courses or a year," says. via 7d
The TANF Data Collaborative Launches
MDRC 8d 1 tweets
MDRC is pleased to announce the launch of the TANF Data Collaborative, an exciting new effort to accelerate the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), earnings, and other administrative data for program improvement and...
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MDRC MDRC is pleased to announce the launch of the #TANF Data Collaborative! w/ & 8d
Higher Education Has Become a Partisan Issue
The Atlantic 11d 9 tweets
And university budgets are suffering as a result.
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MDRC #HigherEd has become a partisan issue, writes . And university budgets are suffering as a result. via 8d
Partnering with Nonprofits to Transform Evidence into Action
MDRC 9d 1 tweets
In this five-minute video, Heather Clawson from Communities In Schools, Monica Rodriguez from Detroit Promise Path, Karen Pennington from Madison Strategies, and MDRC Director of Program Development John Martinez describe how MDRC applies its...
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MDRC VIDEO: MDRC Partners with Nonprofits to Transform Evidence into Action 9d
There Should Be a Public Option for Everything
Nytimes.com 10d 8 tweets
Despite the recent trend toward privatization, the idea has been popular throughout American history.
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MDRC There should be a public option for everything, write & Anne L. Alstott 9d
An Introduction to SUCCESS: The Scaling Up Community College Efforts for Student Success Project
MDRC 15d 1 tweets
MDRC’s initiative Scaling Up Community College Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS) seeks to improve graduation rates for community college students by helping states and colleges develop large-scale, financially sustainable support programs based...
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MDRC NEW! An Introduction to SUCCESS: The Scaling Up Community College Efforts for Student Success Project 15d
College Promise Programs – Panel 1: Landscape of College Promise Programs
YouTube 18d 1 tweets
This panel discusses the recent proliferation of college promise programs and presents research on the effectiveness of promise programs for increasing acces...
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MDRC Video: #CollegePromise Programs and Lower-Income Students: Design, Implementation, and Impact (MDRC's Alyssa Ratledge on Path at 38:00) via 18d
Full Committee Hearings | Committee Activity | House Committee on Education and Labor
Edlabor.house.gov 22d 1 tweets
House Committee on Education & Labor
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MDRC "[W]ell-targeted investments in community colleges can yield significant and measurable increases in college completion," testified at last week's hearing #HEA 22d
Overcoming Operational Challenges in a Random Assignment Design
MDRC 25d 1 tweets
A previous Reflections on Methodology post discussed the process used to select a research design in the evaluation of the Grameen America program, which uses a group-based model to provide loans to low-income women living in the United States who...
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MDRC NEW! Overcoming Operational Challenges in a Random Assignment Design: Lessons from the Evaluation 25d
Everyone Hates The New College Board 'Adversity Index.' I Love It.
Forbes 36d 1 tweets
Why do so many people hate the College Board's new "adversity index"? I see reasons to love it.
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MDRC Everyone hates the new College Board 'Adversity Index.' I love it, writes . via 36d
Myths of $2-a-Day Poverty
National Review 43d 2 tweets
New research devastates the big claims some have made.
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MDRC "The bottom line is that the numbers we’ve been hearing are vastly overinflated, and shrink dramatically with better methods," writes 42d
More than half of community colleges are too expensive for low-income students
Jillian Berman - MarketWatch 43d 3 tweets
New research highlights the challenges students face finding an affordable college.
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MDRC More than half of community colleges are too expensive for low-income students via 43d
Report shows how poverty sends New Yorkers into criminal justice system
Amsterdamnews.com 46d 1 tweets
A new report by the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies outlines the steps New York City can take to address poverty and the criminalization of low-income New Yorkers.
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MDRC Report shows how #poverty sends New Yorkers into criminal justice system via 46d
Ghana is adopting a data-driven approach to fighting poverty
Vox 47d 11 tweets
It’s part of a broader development trend in West Africa.
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MDRC Ghana is adopting a data-driven approach to fighting #poverty via 46d
Cash, Food and Health Care All Help the Poor, but Something’s Still Missing
Nicholas Kristof - Nytimes.com 48d 12 tweets
In a remote village in Paraguay, indigenous people are gaining hope and leaving poverty. The approach would work in rich nations, too.
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MDRC In a remote village in Paraguay, indigenous people are gaining hope and leaving #poverty, writes . The approach would work in rich nations, too. 47d
The Welfare State Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.
David Brooks - Nytimes.com 49d 9 tweets
A social entrepreneur in Britain shows the way.
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MDRC In her "mind-shifting" book, “Radical Help,” the British social entrepreneur builds new welfare programs, writes . Her programs ask: What sort of trajectory would you like to be on? 49d
Susan Dynarski Discusses the Burden of Student Debt
Amanpour & Company 51d 1 tweets
Susan Dynarski discusses the burden of student debt affecting Americans nationwide.
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MDRC . Discusses the Burden of Student Debt via 51d
How Housing Supply Became the Most Controversial Issue in Urbanism
Richard Florida - CityLab 54d 12 tweets
A divide has emerged between those who believe building more housing will make cities more affordable and equitable, and those who see limited or mixed effects.
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MDRC How #Housing Supply Became the Most Controversial Issue in Urbanism via 51d
The Case for a $15 Minimum Wage Is Far From Settled
Bloomberg.com 54d 14 tweets
Recent research shows different effects on employment, based on the policy specifics and economic context.
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MDRC The case for a $15 minimum wage is far from settled, argues via 53d
For-profit universities are increasingly filled by students in poverty
Theweek.com 54d 1 tweets
An increasing number of impoverished students are enrolling in the for-profit education industry. Less selective institutions have seen a rise in enrollment from students who are living in poverty, Pew Research Center found. The study, which...
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MDRC For-profit universities are increasingly filled by students in #poverty via 54d