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Nonprofit & nonpartisan, MDRC develops & evaluates innovative antipoverty programs that improve the lives of individuals and families. Tweets by @hutchinsjohne.

NYC/Bay Area/LA/DC

Joined May 2011

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 8

Former MDRC President Judy Gueron meets this year's interns and fellows in the Gueron Scholars Program!

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 10

SUNY investments in students today will lead to a stronger New York tomorrow, by @JohnBKing (on the expansion of @cunyasap by @SUNY) lohud.com/story/opinion/… via @lohud

MDRC_News's tweet card. SUNY is working to scale the most time-tested, simplest support our society knows: a human connection that guides and uplifts.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · 14 h

MDRC and @AscendiumEP Announce New Grantees for Sector Training Evidence-Building Project (STEP) mdrc.org/news/new-step-…

MDRC_News's tweet card. Ascendium Education Group and MDRC are pleased to announce researcher-provider partnerships as grantees in the Sector Training Evidence Building Project (STEP), an effort to invest in the next...

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MDRC@MDRC_News · 18 h

NEW! Filling the Transfer Data Gap: Implications for Policy and Practice #HigherEducation mdrc.org/work/publicati…

MDRC_News's tweet card. This issue focus discusses the need for improved data and research to enhance outcomes for transfer students in higher education. It emphasizes the importance of rigorous research, data disaggregat...

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MDRC@MDRC_News · 18 h

NEW! The IMPACT Collaborative: Answering High-Priority Policy Questions and Showing the Power of Data w/ support from @Arnold_Ventures mdrc.org/work/publicati…

MDRC_News's tweet card. The IMPACT Collaborative helps state and local agencies use their data to answer policy questions, assess program effectiveness, and improve economic opportunities. This issue focus explains what...

MDRC@MDRC_News · 19 h

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Fees and Fines? A research-driven experiment in Alabama offers some hope, write Leah Nelson, Sarah Picard, and Peter Jones in @VitalCityNYC. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how-d…

MDRC_News's tweet card. A research-driven experiment in Alabama offers some hope.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 24

50-State Comparison: Postsecondary Education Funding via @EdCommission ecs.org/50-state-compa…

MDRC_News's tweet card. Public postsecondary institutions rely on state funding serving as one of the primary sources of funding for public two- and four-year institutions.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 24

New York is the latest state to incentivize community colleges and students to focus more on booming fields, writes @paulfain @workshiftnews. the-job.beehiiv.com/p/free-college…

MDRC_News's tweet card. New York is the latest state to incentivize community colleges and students to focus more on high-demand fields.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 24

August 6, 3:30-4:30 pm (ET) Advancing America’s Prosperity ⭐️@jasonfurman ⭐️@SpeakerRyan ⭐️@kearney_melissa aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-e…

MDRC_News's tweet card. Featuring Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University, and Paul Ryan, Partner at Solamere Capital and 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in...

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 23

NEW! Using #AI To Help Job Seekers: Lessons from @SkillUpOrg AI mdrc.org/work/publicati…

MDRC_News's tweet card. SkillUp and MDRC tested AI-powered career coaching and found it led to lower engagement among job seekers than traditional site browsing.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 21

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Fees and Fines? A research-driven experiment in Alabama offers some hope, write Leah Nelson, MDRC's Sarah Picard, and Peter Jones in @VitalCityNYC. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how-d…

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 17

Students enrolled in short-term programs will qualify for Pell Grants under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, writes @SaraWeissman @insidehighered. Now federal, state, and college officials need to figure out how to carry out the long-fought-for policy. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 10

New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! Shira Mattera on the long-term benefits of focusing on children’s early math skills Full episode: mdrc.org/work/podcast/l…

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 11

NEW! Building America’s “Experimenting Society” Through State Partnership: The State IMPACT Collaborative mdrc.org/work/publicati…

MDRC_News's tweet card. This issue focus announces the State IMPACT Collaborative, which aims to enhance evidence-based decision-making in public policy by creating partnerships between researchers and state agencies. It...

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 9

Webinar: July 28, 2 pm Insights & Strategies for Enhancing Transfer Student Success: How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer Featuring MDRC's Marjorie Dorimé-Williams & Sophia Sutcliffe Sponsored by @transfertweet ung.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

MDRC_News's tweet image. Webinar: July 28, 2 pm

Insights &amp; Strategies for Enhancing Transfer Student Success: How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer

Featuring MDRC's Marjorie Dorimé-Williams &amp; Sophia Sutcliffe

Sponsored by @transfertweet ung.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 9

NEW! Building Evidence for Shared Housing as a Policy Response to Homelessness and Social Isolation mdrc.org/work/publicati…

MDRC_News's tweet card. This brief presents insights from national shared housing leaders on using shared housing to combat homelessness and social isolation.

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 8

We need more bottom-up efforts to build workforce capacity at community colleges, writes @ShalinJyotishi @NewAmerica in @workshiftnews. workshift.org/we-need-more-b…

MDRC_News's tweet card. State and federal policymakers should look to regional associations to help community colleges enact best practices, support peer learning, and make institutional improvements—all within local...

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 8

Ohio Programs Based on @CUNYASAP Boost Earnings Eight Years Later mdrc.org/news/ohio-prog…

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Inside Higher Ed@insidehighered · May 5

Student Success | @SUNY Learns From @CUNY ASAP to Promote Student Success Westchester Community College, part of the State University of New York system, saw gains in graduation and enrollment rates thanks to their adoption of the City University of... bit.ly/4jX8Wme

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MDRC@MDRC_News · Jul 8

NEW! The State IMPACT Collaborative: Building America’s “Experimenting Society” Through State Partnership, by MDRC's Richard Hendra mdrc.org/work/publicati…

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