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.

Working Paper

The Effects of Welfare Policy on Child Care Decisions

Evidence from Ten Experimental Welfare-to-Work Programs

Working Paper

The Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Child Care Use by Low-Income Young Mothers

Report

The Challenge of Supporting Change

Elementary Student Achievement and the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative’s Focal Strategy

Report

The Challenge of Scaling Up Educational Reform

Findings and Lessons from First Things First

Brief

Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City’s Small Public High Schools of Choice

Report

Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement

An Exploratory Analysis

Report

Striving for Student Success

The Effect of Project GRAD on High School Student Outcomes in Three Urban School Districts

Brief

Striking the Balance

Career Academies Combine Academic Rigor and Workplace Relevance

Report

Stepping Up to the Challenge

Case Studies of Educational Improvement and Title I in Secondary Schools

Working Paper

Staying Single

The Effects of Welfare Reform Policies on Marriage and Cohabitation

Brief

State- and District-Level Support for Successful Transitions into High School

Working Paper

Stability and Change in Child Care and Employment

Evidence from Three States

Report

Scaling Up First Things First

Findings from the First Implementation Year

Report

The Planning Year for Scaling Up First Things First

Methodological Publication

Sample Design for an Evaluation of the Reading First Program