K–12 Education | MDRC

We study approaches that promote academic success, support social and emotional well-being, and respond to the differing challenges students face—all with the goal of improving the pathway from elementary through secondary school in preparation for postsecondary education and employment.

Issue Focus

Math Matters

MDRC’s Projects in Math for Low-Income Students, from Preschool to College

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The High 5s Project

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Moving Down the Track

Changing School Practices During the Second Year of Diplomas Now

Issue Focus

The Influence of the College Match Program on Near-Peer Advisers

Issue Focus

Frequently Asked Questions About MDRC’s Study of Small Public High Schools in New York City

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Improving the Social-Emotional Competence of Preschoolers: The Head Start CARES Demonstration

Report

Case Management for Students at Risk of Dropping Out

Implementation and Interim Impact Findings from the Communities In Schools Evaluation

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Childhood Asthma Scan

Project

Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

Issue Focus

“Summer Melt” and the Entering First-Year College Student

Insights from the College Match Pilot Program

Report

New Pathways to Careers and College

Examples, Evidence, and Prospects

Report

In Search of a Match

A Guide for Helping Students Make Informed College Choices

Working Paper

Quantifying Variation in Head Start Effects on Young Children’s Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Skills Using Data from the National Head Start Impact Study

Issue Focus

A Career Approach to GED Instruction

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Three Approaches to Preschoolers’ Social and Emotional Competence

A Summary of Impact and Implementation Findings from Head Start CARES