MDRC researchers will be presenting at the upcoming conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), “Navigating the Future of Education Research: Impact Evaluation in a Transforming Landscape,” in Baltimore on September 18-21, 2024.

Please also join us for a casual reception celebrating the 50^th anniversary of MDRC’s founding in 1974 on Friday, September 20, 7:30-8:30 pm.

MDRC experts will be featured in the following sessions:

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

I Thought I Knew a Lot about Estimating Average Intervention Effects and Identifying Effect Moderators

• Best Practices for Estimating Average Treatment Effects in Cluster Randomized Trials: Estimands, Estimators, and Estimates, Michael Weiss (MDRC)
   
• A Systematic Comparison of Methods for Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Large-scale Randomized Trials, Luke Miratrix (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
   
• Combining Experimental and Non-experimental Data to Examine Treatment Effect Heterogeneity, Elizabeth Stuart (Johns Hopkins University)
   
• Organizer: Michael Weiss (MDRC)
   
• Discussant: Elizabeth Tipton (Northwestern University)

Thursday, September 19, 2024

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Preschool Children’s Language, Literacy, Math, and Executive Functioning Growth Across Two Years of Head Start

• Emily Swinth, Emily Hanno, and Samantha Xia (MDRC) and Meghan McCormick (Overdeck Family Foundation)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Role of School Support Organizations in Supporting Students’ Academic Achievement: A Review of the Evidence and New Findings from Two Experimental Evaluations

• A Systematic Review of School Support Organizations in New York City: A Study of Range and Intensity Across SSOs, Clare Flack, Michelle Flores, and John Sludden (Research Alliance for New York City Schools)
   
• The Effects of NYC’s Small Schools of Choice on Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes, Rebecca Unterman (MDRC)
   
• An Experienced School Support Organization at Scale: A Study of the Urban Assembly Network, Kelly Saunders (MDRC)
   
• Organizer: Rebecca Unterman (MDRC)
   
• Discussant: Andrew Sokatch (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Impacts of High-Quality Pre-K on Chronic Absenteeism

• Catherine Asher (University of Michigan), Robin T. Jacob (University of Michigan), Shira Mattera (MDRC)

Friday, September 20, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Long-Term Follow-Up Study of the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways

• Susan Sepanik (MDRC)

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Rapid Cycle Implementation Monitoring and Support

• Xin Wei, Jeremy Roschelle, Danae Kamdar, Tiffany Leones, Ximena Dominguez (Digital Promise), William Corrin (MDRC)

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Hidden in Plain Sight: Contemplations on Race and Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation Practices within the Context of a Randomized Control Trial of a Men of Color Initiative

• Lashawn Richburg-Hayes (Insight Policy Research) and Rashida Welbeck (MDRC)

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

MDRC 50^th Anniversary Reception