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Evidence First — 75 episodes
Shared Housing: A Promising Strategy to Combat Homelessness and Social Isolation
The Role of Evidence in Ensuring Student Success: A Conversation with John B. King, Jr.
Career and Technical Education in an Evolving World of Work
Using Data and Evidence to Support Communities: A Conversation with Milton J. Little, Jr.
Supporting the Workforce Development Ecosystem in Memphis
The Year in Review: Revisiting Episodes of Evidence First from 2025
Partnering with College Systems to Support Students
Improving Outcomes for Transfer Students
Can Data Literacy Set Up Eighth-Graders for Success?
The Long-Term Benefits of Focusing on Children's Early Math Skills
Taking Evidence to Practice: A Conversation About MDRC's New Technical Assistance Initiative with John Martinez
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
How to Improve College Completion Rates for Underserved Students: A Conversation with Emily Dow and Elena Serna-Wallender
Economic Mobility Through Remote Sector Training: A Conversation with Edith Yang
Fines and Fees in Jefferson County, Alabama: A Conversation with Leah Nelson and Sarah Picard
Supporting College Students in Rural Areas
Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring: Early Lessons from the Personalized Learning Initiative
Promoting Equity in Developmental Education Reform: A Conversation with Nikki Edgecombe and Michael Weiss
Building Impact Through Partnership: A Conversation About Per Scholas and MDRC
Training Workers When Employers Hire Based on Skills: Lessons from Connecticut and Virginia
Implementing an Evidence-Based and Domain-Specific Pre-K Curriculum: A Conversation with Cheryl Ohlson and Michelle Maier
When Employers Hire Based on Skills: A Conversation with Matt Sigelman
Lessons about Tutoring and Addressing Learning Loss from Reading Partners
Adapting a Wraparound Student Support Program for College Students in Rural Areas: A Conversation with Crystine Miller and Alyssa Ratledge
From Doubling Graduation Rates to Increasing Earnings: Replicating the City University of New York's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (CUNY ASAP) in Ohio
Nondegree Credential Programs in Higher Ed: A Conversation with Paul Fain and Betsy Tessler
Reflections on the Evidence-Building Movement
How Can Data Science Tools Better Represent Participant Experiences? A Conversation with Ahmed Whitt and Alissa Stover
Can Market Value Assets Better Prepare Students for College and Career?
How Can State Government Agencies Increase Their Use of Data Analytics? A Conversation with Michael Meotti, Isaac Kwakye, and Rick Hendra
Do Industry-Recognized Credentials Help Students Transition to College and Careers? A Conversation with Matt Giani
Promoting Equity in College Completion: An Interview with Amanda Janice Roberson and Jinann Bitar
Bringing Procedural Justice Principles to Child Support Programs
Is Individualized Instruction the Answer to the Pandemic's Unfinished Learning? A Discussion with Andy Rotherham and William Corrin
Training Students for the Green Jobs of Tomorrow
Improving Pre-K Assessments: An Interview with Preschool Teachers
Improving Pre-K Assessments: An Interview with School Administrators
Considerations for Jurisdictions Seeking Pretrial Reform
THE-RCT Database: A New Resource for Analyzing Studies of Postsecondary Education Interventions
Providing Comprehensive Support Services to College Students: An Interview with SUCCESS Students and Coaches
An Innovative Workforce Program: An Interview with Two Coaches from the MyGoals for Employment Success Program
Providing Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Recovery, and Employment Services During the Pandemic
Internships and Apprenticeships in a Newly Virtual Workplace
How One Home Visiting Model Adapted During the Pandemic
Rural Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities — Part IV
Rural Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities — Part III
How Can Behavioral Science Help Programs Better Serve Clients During the Pandemic?
Rural Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities — Part II
Rural Higher Education: Challenges & Opportunities — Part I
How Does the Dana Center Math Pathways Improve Students' Success in Math?
How Can Subsidized Jobs Help the Most Disadvantaged Workers Recover from the COVID-19 Recession?
Can Schools Outside of New York City Replicate the CUNY ASAP Program?
What Happens When You Combine an Accelerated Academic Program with Workplace Exposure and Career Skills?
Accelerating Student Success Through Summer Enrollment
Testing a Successful Employment Model in a New Context
MDRC's K-12 Education Research: Past, Present, and Future
Using Data-Driven Strategies for Program Improvement
Replicating CUNY's ASAP Model in Ohio: Interview with Dr. Marcia Ballinger
Can Aligned Instruction Prevent Pre-K Fadeout?
The Story of a Practitioner-Researcher Partnership: Studying the Effects of the Grameen America Program
Steps to Upward Mobility: Lessons from Three Youth Employment Programs
How to Improve College Placement Using Multiple Measures
After the Hurricane: Youth Employment in Puerto Rico
CareerWise Colorado: A Modern Youth Apprenticeship Model
Career and Technical Education: Past, Present, and Future
Improving Children's Math Skills
Predicting Risk in Social Service and Education Programs
Enhancing College Promise Programs to Support Student Success
Lessons on Making School Choice Easier for Families
Sector-Focused Training That Meets the Needs of Job Seekers and Employers
Using "Nudges" to Improve Social Programs
Gordon Berlin Interviewed About the Role of Research Evidence in Shaping Social Policy
Keeping Girls out of the Justice System
Transitioning to Adulthood
Tackling Youth Unemployment