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Charles Michalopoulos Named MDRC’s Chief Economist
January 20, 2012
MDRC President Gordon Berlin recently announced that Charles Michalopoulos has been named MDRC’s Chief Economist.
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John Martinez Named Deputy Director of MDRC’s Health and Barriers to Employment Policy Area
January 11, 2012
MDRC President Gordon Berlin recently announced that John Martinez had been named the Deputy Director of MDRC’s Health and Barriers to Employment Policy Area.
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Howard Bloom to Give Opening Address at Educational Effectiveness Conference, March 8
January 06, 2012
MDRC Chief Social Scientist Howard Bloom will give the opening plenary address at the Spring 2012 Conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), held in Washington, DC, on March 8-10.
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New America Foundation Paper Profiles AutoSave and SaveUSA Projects
December 13, 2011
The Great Recession has highlighted the fact that Americans — especially those in lower-income households — are better off when they have access to a stock of liquid savings to weather unexpected events.
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New Funders Support MDRC’s Pilot Program for Returning Veterans with Disabilities
December 06, 2011
Earlier this year, MDRC launched a pilot of the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) for returning veterans with disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder, with initial funding from The Boeing Company.
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MDRC’s William Corrin to Participate in Webinars on Adolescent Literacy, December 2 and 9
December 01, 2011
William Corrin, Deputy Director of MDRC’s K-12 Education policy area, will participate in a two-part webinar, hosted by REL Northwest, focused on findings from five recent Institute of Education Sciences–funded randomized controlled trials evaluating programs in adolescent literacy.
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MDRC’s Megan Millenky to Present ChalleNGe Results at Brookings Forum on December 5
December 01, 2011
The Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families is hosting a forum, “Helping Disadvantaged Men,” on December 5, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, at its Falk Auditorium in Washington, DC.
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Howard Bloom and Colleagues Develop New Software for Conducting Group-Randomized Trials
November 17, 2011
The William T. Grant Foundation recently released a new tool for researchers and funders who commission evaluation studies, developed by a team led by Stephen Raudenbush of the University of Chicago and Howard Bloom, MDRC’s Chief Social Scientist.
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Gates Foundation Selects MDRC to Evaluate Completion by Design
November 07, 2011
Despite the increasing importance of a postsecondary credential in today’s labor market, degree completion rates for community college students have stagnated.
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Jean Grossman Joins MDRC as Part-Time Senior Fellow
October 25, 2011
Jean Baldwin Grossman has joined MDRC as a part-time Senior Fellow in our K-12 Education Policy Area. Immediately prior to joining MDRC, Dr. Grossman served as Chief Evaluation Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor.
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