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Manno, Michelle; Dukes, Dominique; Cerna, Oscar; Hill, Colin – MDRC, 2020
National college completion rates for men of color at open- and broad-access postsecondary institutions (including community colleges) lag behind completion rates for White students and for female students of any race or ethnicity. Research points to several broad factors to explain these unequal outcomes, including precollege environments that do…
Descriptors: College Students, Males, Success, Academic Achievement
Grossman, Jean; Duchesneau, Nancy – MDRC, 2021
In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States. Every part of America has been affected while its existing inequities have been both highlighted and worsened. Millions of families lost income as parents, especially those of color and those employed in low-paying industries, lost their jobs. By May 2020, one in three children…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Community Problems
Rappaport, Shelley; Shane, Andrea; Granito, Kelly; Scarola, Lauren – MDRC, 2020
Teach For America (TFA), founded in 1989, has grown to become one of the largest providers of educators in the country for high-needs, under-resourced schools. TFA recruits high-performing college graduates and professionals and prepares them for teaching during five to seven weeks of intensive pre-service training at one of its regional or…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Disadvantaged Schools