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Largest-scale cash transfer reentry program to date successfully reduced recidivism. The Returning Citizens Stimulus (RCS) program was a pilot program for larger-scale reentry cash support. Read the full article here: buff.ly/Al7F4Va

Ohio ASAP shows success beyond completion, reports Tabitha Whissemore for comm_college Daily ccdaily.com/2025/05/ohio-a…

Ohio ASAP shows success beyond completion In 2014, three Ohio colleges set out to improve access and success outcomes for low-income students by adapting the City University of New York’s innovative Accelerated Study in Associate Programs. A new report from MDRC looks at the

NEW! What are the key components of high-quality summer youth employment programs?mdrc.org/work/publicati…

Spotlight on Evidence: The Role of Curricula and Professional Learning in Improving Pre-K Quality, by Meghan McCormick, Overdeck Family Foundation overdeck.org/news-and-resou…

"Overall, CUNY ASAP appears to be one of the most effective postsecondary education initiatives," writes Jeff Murray Fordham Institute about MDRC's new findings on ASAP in Ohio. "Here’s hoping for more good news to come!" fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Building Better College Systems with Students at the Center: On the Path to a Degree (OnPath) 2.0 Project Full video: mdrc.org/work/videos/bu… with support from Ascendium's Education Philanthropy & ECMC Foundation

New MDRC 8-year follow-up study found that the CUNY ASAP student success program resulted in a 15 percentage point increase in college graduation rates & a 14 percent increase in average earnings for participants. These findings add to the growing body of evidence that

Leaders from education, business, government and politics say career exposure in K-12 and higher ed is needed to meet workplace demands, reports Kara Arundel K-12 Dive. k12dive.com/news/career-an…

New paper describes positive effects of Boston #PreK program on students' performance thru middle school. A collaboration of BostonPublicSchools, U-M Marsal Family School of Education, MDRC, and RAND with funding from IES Research via Annenberg Institute at Brown edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/…

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Learning from early adopters of universal #FAFSA can help other states design and implement effective policies, write Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Anika Van Eaton, & Elizabeth Wood (a former MDRC Gueron Scholar). via NASBE nasbe.org/fafsa-as-a-pat…

New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs Leigh Parise interviews Jessa Valentine of Ascendium's Education Philanthropy & MDRC's Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg Full episode: mdrc.org/work/podcast/b…

Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, says MDRC study of Center for Employment Opportunities program. via Amanda Hernández Stateline || bsky @stateline.org & News from the States || bsky @statesnewsroom.com stateline.org/2025/05/14/cas…

Prisons are expensive. Recidivism is even more costly. A new study finds that small cash assistance for people leaving prison can cut reoffending—saving taxpayers money and improving lives.

People leaving prison often face staggering rates of joblessness, homelessness and food insecurity. A new study suggests giving them cash helps prevent recidivism - saving public money in the long run: stateline.org/2025/05/14/cas…

Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, says MDRC study about Center for Employment Opportunities program. via Amanda Hernández in Ohio Capital Journal. bsky @ohiocapitaljournal.com ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/cash-as…

Check out the recent results from MDRC's evaluation of Center for Employment Opportunities's Returning Citizens Stimulus cash assistance program! Innovative Cash Transfer Program Reduced Parole Violations Among Recently Released Prisoners in California mdrc.org/news/innovativ…

Affording the Time to Learn, by Elyse Ashburn workshiftnews. the-job.beehiiv.com/p/digital-cred…

Want to close the skills gap? Cover living expenses, not just tuition, write Tracy Palandjian Social Finance & Plinio Ayala Per Scholas via workshiftnews workshift.org/want-to-close-…