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MDRC Participating in Two Social Innovation Fund Projects
July 22, 2010
On July 22, the federal Corporation for National and Community Service announced the selection of 11 intermediaries to participate in the Social Innovation Fund, a new public-private investment vehicle established by the 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. MDRC is pleased to be working with two of the intermediaries — the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City — as an evaluation partner.
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MDRC’s Study of Conditional Cash Transfers in NYC Featured on NPR’s Morning Edition
July 07, 2010
On Monday, July 5, NPR’s “Morning Edition” featured a story by Cindy Rodriguez on MDRC’s recent interim evaluation of New York City’s conditional cash transfer program, called Opportunity NYC–Family Rewards, which offers cash payments to poor families tied to efforts and achievements in children’s education, family preventive health care practices, and parents’ employment.
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MDRC Study of NYC’s New Small High Schools Garners Extensive Press Coverage
July 02, 2010
MDRC’s recent report, Transforming the High School Experience: How New York City’s Small Schools Are Boosting Student Achievement and Graduation Rates, by Howard S. Bloom, Saskia Levy Thompson, and Rebecca Unterman, received extensive press attention, including an editorial in the New York Times and coverage by the Associated Press, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Education Week.
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Brookings to Host July 12 Capitol Hill Forum on MDRC’s Study of Conditional Cash Transfers in NYC
June 22, 2010
The Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families is hosting a forum — “Fighting Poverty with Cash Incentives: Can It Work?” — focusing on MDRC’s recent interim evaluation of New York City’s demonstration of conditional cash transfers, called the Opportunity NYC- Family Rewards program.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Names Lashawn Richburg-Hayes to New Committee on Measures of Student Success
June 07, 2010
On June 2, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the appointment of Lashawn Richburg-Hayes , Deputy Director of MDRC’s Young Adults and Postsecondary Education Policy Area, to be one of 15 members of the newly constituted Committee on Measures of Student Success (CMSS).
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MDRC Researchers Presenting at Head Start Research Conference, June 21-23
June 04, 2010
Two MDRC researchers are presenting at the 10th Annual National Head Start Research Conference, “Research on Young Children and Families: Launching the Next Decade for Policy and Practice,” June 21-23, in Washington, DC.
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MDRC Experts Presenting at AcademyHealth Research Conference, June 27-29
June 03, 2010
Two MDRC researchers are participating in the Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth, a professional society for health services researchers and health policy analysts, on June 27-29 in Boston.
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MDRC Researchers Presenting at Institute of Education Sciences Conference, June 28-30
June 02, 2010
Two MDRC researchers are presenting at the 2010 Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference on June 28-30 in National Harbor, MD.
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MDRC Experts Featured at Federal Welfare Research Conference, June 2-4
May 27, 2010
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is hosting the 13th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, June 2-4, 2010, in Washington, DC. For the first time, OPRE/ACF will broadcast selected sessions live via free streaming video on their Web site .
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Early Results Released from Building Strong Families Demonstration
May 20, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released Strengthening Unmarried Parents Relationships: The Early Impacts of Building Strong Families. Building Strong Families (BSF) tests a voluntary program for low-income unmarried couples, focused on helping them improve their relationships and ultimately benefit their children.
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