Education
Who's Missing From America's Colleges? Rural High School Graduates
News Article
Feb 15, 2018
New Findings Show That Aligned, Math-Focused Interventions in Pre-K and Kindergarten Reduce the Achievement Gap
New Findings Show That Aligned, Math-Focused Interventions in Pre-K and Kindergarten Reduce the Achievement Gap
Report
Mar 6, 2018
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, released encouraging results from a demonstration, funded by Robin Hood, of two aligned interventions in New York City.
Chicago jobs program reduces youth violence, Urban Labs study shows
Chicago jobs program reduces youth violence, Urban Labs study shows
Report
Jun 29, 2017
Violent-crime arrests drop by 33 percent for program participants.
How to Change the Trajectory of Low-Income Children? Help the Parents.
How to Change the Trajectory of Low-Income Children? Help the Parents.
News Article
Mar 14, 2018
Education leaders reconvened on Tuesday to continue discussing how to help kids by helping their parents. The approach, known as the “Two-Gen” method is based on data showing a child’s trajectory is largely determined by their parents’ stability.
What happens when schoolchildren live in violent neighborhoods? The effects are broader than previously known, a study finds.
News Article
Jul 3, 2018
Researchers have shown — and teachers know — that schoolchildren exposed to neighborhood violence can have a tougher time learning, experiencing more stress and depression than their peers growing up in safe neighborhoods.