An intervention called REACT was designed to help colleges reengage “stopped-out” students. An MDRC evaluation finds that it significantly increased reenrollment rates and helped students earn associa...

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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A "pocket rescission" hits programs for migratory farmworkers and college-level language instruction.

The Trump administration on Friday submitted to Congress an $810 million “rescissions package” proposing cuts to numerous programs for which Congress had already appropriated funds. The package includ...

The Education Department received more than 5,500 public comments on rule changes that would allow the secretary to, among many other things, ax awards simply “for convenience.”

A cross-sector network of researchers and evaluators strengthening how education evidence is generated, interpreted, and used.

A new Census Bureau report offers concrete evidence of how certain majors are faring in the job market — which may shift what students choose to study.

Colleges have fought over admissions tests for years. Research suggests changing the rules matters — just less than either side might think.

The Education Department announced Tuesday that it is sending more than $174 million to historically Black colleges and universities and $61 million to tribal colleges. It says the “one-time” investme...

The Cohort Default Rate measures whether institutions leave significant shares of their borrowers unable to repay.

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Research has shown that access to postsecondary education in prison increases the odds that individuals will secure employment after release, which is

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Founded in New York City more than 50 years ago, MDRC has always collaborated with local public and private agencies to improve services in education, workforce development, youth services, criminal j...

We talked to experts to understand what the tuition freeze means for you.

Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture.

In this commentary originally published by The Hechinger Report, Meredith Archer Hatch and Alyssa Ratledge make the case for greater investment in rural colleges and for more evidence about how they c...

In this working paper, MDRC researchers estimate the causal effects of offering a lower-cost alternative to comprehensive student success approaches. The initiative increased enrollment but did not pr...

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how to deliver it.