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Dana Center Mathematics Pathways, a reform of the developmental and college-level math courses, helped students at four Texas colleges complete their developmental math sequence and increased their likelihood of taking and passing college-level math and earning math credits, according to a new random assignment evaluation.

A national survey of two- and four-year colleges reveals that the reform of developmental (or remedial) education practices has accelerated, including a dramatic increase in the use of alternative assessment measures (like grade point averages), rather than relying only on standardized tests. There’s also been greater experimentation with instructional reforms.

The MDRC Center for Criminal Justice Research released a new study today showing that New Jersey’s Criminal Justice Reform Act is helping to reduce arrests, increase the use of summonses in lieu of warrants, and increase the number of defendants released without conditions.

A new study by MDRC and colleagues in Early Childhood Research Quarterly details efforts by the Boston Public Schools to align instruction and professional development in the early grades through the implementation of a pre-k to second grade model.