Publications

This report presents findings on Career Impact Bonds, which use income share agreements to promote access to skills training programs.

This brief describes an innovative clean energy training program that aims to improve job placement for eligible individuals with low incomes in New York State.

This study examines how three State University of New York institutions implemented success coaching programs to support online students’ academic experiences.

A program at Westchester Community College based on the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) boosted graduation rates during the pandemic.

This report presents strategies to improve a student support chatbot by incorporating communication best practices and behavioral science principles.

This issue focus describes how New Mexico greatly improved participation in virtual tutoring by moving it into the school day.

This brief presents findings from a qualitative study of Youth Overcoming!, which aims to prevent reincarceration among Los Angeles young people.

Lessons from Fulton County secondary schools (in Georgia) on setting up tutoring sessions with small groups of students at least three times a week.

This issue focus lays out the benefits of investing in pre-K and kindergarten math and describes evidence-backed strategies to do so.

Based on interviews and focus groups, this report offers a nuanced portrayal of the challenges people face when searching for living-wage work in Memphis.

This brief describes the DOORS community hub model, providing adults on probation with supportive services located in the same building as their probation office.

This brief explores the job search experiences and needs of a group of Per Scholas graduates after they completed a sector-based training program.

This report presents early findings from a study to determine whether past effects of a program to prevent substance use in teens can be replicated in today’s context.

In 2024, MDRC posted more than 100 reports, briefs, practitioner guides, and other publications—offering research results, profiles of innovative programs, and evidence-backed advice for policymakers and practitioners. Here are 10 of the most popular.

Hosted by Leigh Parise, MDRC’s Evidence First podcast features experts talking about the best evidence available on education and social programs that serve people with low incomes.

In 2024, MDRC experts wrote commentaries on wide variety of pressing education and social policy issues.

This infographic highlights findings from a meta-analysis about what components of fatherhood programs are most likely to influence fathers’ lives.

This brief describes lessons learned about how Head Start programs participating in Head Start Connects engaged families in family support services.

This report synthesizes two evaluations comparing methods of determining which incoming college students to place in developmental (remedial) courses.

Results of a study exploring the mental health, well-being, and perceptions of early care educators who participated in a series of stress management workshops.