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Evidence-Based Policy Randomized controlled trial of a cost-of-living grant to community college students, aimed at increasing college retention and completion Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Randomized controlled trial of a teacher training program for Khan Academy in Puerto Rico, aimed at increasing math achievement Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Randomized controlled trial of Project SCOPE – a police co-responder model, aimed at diverting vulnerable populations from criminal arrest within the transit system Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Long-term follow-up of the RCT of Bottom Line to evaluate the impacts of a successful college advising program on employment, earnings, and debt accumulation Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Interim Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring Program on Crime and Delinquency Findings from RCT Grants

Evidence-Based Policy

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Effective Student Success Practices

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Evidence-Based Policy

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Evidence-Based Policy Randomized controlled trial of 123-MOMS to reduce maternal depression among new mothers and improve early childhood cognitive development Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy RCT of the Check and Connect dropout prevention program in rural high schools Summaries of RCT Grants Evidence-Based Policy Longer-term follow-up of the Baby’s First Years large-scale RCT Summaries of RCT Grants

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