MDRC

16 E. 34th Street, 19th Floor
New York , New York
10016
United States
Phone 212-340-8604
Web address http://www.mdrc.org

Mission Statement: MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization, is dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people. Through our research and the active communication of our findings, we seek to enhance the effectiveness of social policies and programs.

44 Research Works Available:

Building a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Success: Early Progress in the Achieving the Dream Initiative
Publication date: 2007-05-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-14

Building Student Success From the Ground Up: A Case Study of an Achieving the Dream College
Publication date: 2009-09-30
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

Can Teacher Training in Classroom Management Make a Difference for Children's Experiences in Preschool? A Preview of Findings from the Foundations of Learning Demonstration
Publication date: 2009-09-30
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood
Publication date: 2008-06-27
Date Archived: 2008-06-30

Cost of Services and Incentives in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration: Preliminary Analysis
Publication date: 2009-03-01
Date Archived: 2009-05-26

The Double Bind of Redevelopment: Camden During Receivership
Publication date: 2009-04-27
Date Archived: 2009-05-26

Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from the Personal Roads to Individual Development and Employment (PRIDE) Program in New York City
Publication date: 2007-07-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-14

Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from the Post-Assistance Self-Sufficiency (PASS) Program in Riverside, California
Publication date: 2007-05-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-14

The Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from the Substance Abuse Case Management Program in New York City
Publication date: 2009-03-01
Date Archived: 2009-08-24

The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Early Impact and Implementation Findings
Publication date: 2008-01-30
Date Archived: 2008-05-21

The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Findings from the Second Year of Implementation
Publication date: 2008-11-01
Date Archived: 2008-12-23

The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final Report
Publication date: 2009-09-30
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings After the First Year of Implementation
Publication date: 2008-06-10
Date Archived: 2008-06-13

Findings for the Cleveland Achieve Model: Implementation and Early Impacts of an Employer-Based Approach to Encourage Employment Retention Among Low-Wage Workers
Publication date: 2008-12-01
Date Archived: 2009-03-23

Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment: An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project
Publication date: 2007-10-01
Date Archived: 2009-01-07

From Getting By to Getting Ahead: Navigating Career Advancement for Low-Wage Workers
Publication date: 2007-10-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-14

Getting Back on Track: Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students
Publication date: 2009-04-07
Date Archived: 2009-05-26

A Good Start: Two-Year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community Program at Kingsborough Community College
Publication date: 2008-03-11
Date Archived: 2008-05-07

Health Benefits for the Uninsured: Design and Early Implementation of the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration
Publication date: 2008-09-01
Date Archived: 2008-12-17

Helping Community College Students Cope with Financial Emergencies: Lessons from Dreamkeepers and Angel Fund Emergency Financial Aid Programs
Publication date: 2008-05-30
Date Archived: 2008-06-05

Helping Public Housing Residents Find and Keep Jobs: A Guide for Practitioners Based on the Jobs-Plus Demonstration
Publication date: 2008-12-01
Date Archived: 2008-12-17

The Impacts of Transitional Employment for Mentally Retarded Young Adults: Results of the STETS Demonstration
Publication date: 1985-04-01
Date Archived: 2009-01-07

Instructional Leadership, Teaching Quality, and Student Achievement: Suggestive Evidence from Three Urban School Districts
Publication date: 2007-12-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-09

The Joyce Foundation's Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration: Testing Strategies to Help Former Prisoners Find and Keep Jobs and Stay Out of Prison
Publication date: 2009-07-01
Date Archived: 2009-08-24

More Guidance, Better Results? Three-Year Effects of an Enhanced Student Services Program at Two Community Colleges
Publication date: 2009-08-21
Date Archived: 2009-08-24

Moving from Jobs to Careers: Engaging Low-Wage Workers in Career Advancement
Publication date: 2008-12-01
Date Archived: 2008-12-17

New Hope for the Working Poor: Effects After Eight Years for Families and Children
Publication date: 2008-07-29
Date Archived: 2008-07-31

Paying for College Success: An Introduction to the Performance-Based Scholarship Demonstration
Publication date: 2009-10-31
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

Poverty and Philanthropy: Strategies for Change
Publication date: 2008-10-01
Date Archived: 2008-10-13

A Preliminary Look at Early Educational Results of the Opportunity NYC - Family Rewards Program: A Research Note for Funders
Publication date: 2009-06-30
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

Promising Instructional Reforms in Developmental Education: A Case Study of Three Achieving the Dream Colleges
Publication date: 2008-12-01
Date Archived: 2008-12-17

Promoting Partnerships for Student Success: Lessons from the SSPIRE Initiative
Publication date: 2009-07-01
Date Archived: 2009-08-24

Reading First Impact Study: Interim Report
Publication date: 2008-05-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-19

Reengaging High School Dropouts: Early Results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program Evaluation
Publication date: 2009-02-28
Date Archived: 2009-03-10

Relationships, Rigor, and Readiness: Strategies for Improving High Schools
Publication date: 2008-10-01
Date Archived: 2008-10-13

Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a Performance-Based Scholarship Program for Low-Income Parents
Publication date: 2009-01-14
Date Archived: 2009-01-14

Strategies to Help Low-Wage Workers Advance: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration
Publication date: 2009-06-30
Date Archived: 2009-07-13

Toward Growth and Equality: A Framework for Monitoring Outcomes for Residents and Housing Markets in Camden and the South Jersey Region
Publication date: 2009-04-27
Date Archived: 2009-05-26

Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Early Impacts from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
Publication date: 2007-11-01
Date Archived: 2008-05-09

Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
Publication date: 2009-08-31
Date Archived: 2009-11-24

Understanding Reading First: What We Know, What We Don't, and What's Next
Publication date: 2009-06-16
Date Archived: 2009-07-13

Welfare Time Limits: An Update on State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families
Publication date: 2008-04-01
Date Archived: 2008-06-20

Welfare-to-Work Program Benefits and Costs: A Synthesis of Research
Publication date: 2009-02-25
Date Archived: 2009-03-04

Working toward Wellness: Early Results from a Telephone Care Management Program for Medicaid Recipients with Depression
Publication date: 2009-08-31
Date Archived: 2009-11-24