Virginia Knox

President of MDRC (@MDRC_News), a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization. Views expressed here are my own.

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Excited to launch this new collaborative for state evidence-building with @ColeridgeInitiative at their annual convening today !

[ColeridgeInitiative @Coleridge4Data]

During her opening remarks at our 4th Annual National Convening, Coleridge Initiative President and CEO, @Ahu_Yildirmaz announced that @MDRC_News and the Coleridge Initiative have partnered to launch the State IMPACT Collaborative.

https://t.co/5fS2hBx6bt

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Enjoyed this conversation - and so grateful for Naomi Goldstein’s continuing wise counsel on MDRC’s Board of Directors

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

NEW from MDRC's Evidence First podcast!

Reflections on the Evidence-Building Movement, featuring:

✅@PrezMDRC Virginia Knox
✅MDRC Board member Naomi Goldstein (former @OPRE_ACF Deputy Assistant Secretary) https://t.co/XbsQjGhMP8

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

Caroline Moyer of @CaliforniaDSS reflects on @OPRE_ACF's TANF Data Collaborative Pilot, which helped state agencies like hers improve their use of data.

w/ @CDI_MDRC, @AISP_Penn, @Chapin_Hall, @Coleridge4Data

Watch full video here: https://t.co/77tcLjl8QM

[Tara E W @taraelizwatson]

Delighted to be the new director of the Center on Children and Families @BrookingsEcon! We're starting the process of re-envisioning the Center - send me your ideas of how we can contribute to the U.S. social policy conversation most effectively.

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

Congrats to MDRC Board member @JohnBKing on his appointment as @SUNY Chancellor! https://t.co/TSUT73RMW7 via @TimesUnion

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Thrilled to work with @bterrylong in her new role as @MDRC_news Board Chair

[Bridget Long @bterrylong]

So honored to be the new Chair of the MDRC Board of Directors https://t.co/1upoK8zllO

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

So proud of this @MDRC_News research trifecta on strategies for #collegecompletion - RELEVANT for decision-makers, RIGOROUS, and REPLICATED

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

We sat down with Mike Weiss of @MDRC_News to talk about its recent Higher Education Randomized Controlled Trial project (THE-RCT), its #highereducation return on investment tool, and the importance of #collegecompletion.

Read the full interview below:
https://t.co/nA41cwX2D6

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Congrats to @childtrends researchers @danalthomson and @rybergrenee on this important work on trends in child poverty, and @jasondeparle detailed coverage

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Check out this fantastic August course on evidence use for master’s students at @HGSE

[Carrie Conaway @clconaway]

Today @hgse is doing something awesome: launching our first required course in evidence use for all 600+ of our master's students.

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[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Congratulations on your new position @EloyOakley, continuing your important work building greater equity in higher education

[Christina Weiland @weilanch]

Thanks for much @WCorrin718 for sharing your insights and wisdom with us today on rigor, research, & relationships!

Very quotable talk throughout... particularly loved sage advice on "leaving research island" to connect research and practice. @MDRC_News @edpolicyford

[MDRC Center for Data Insights @CDI_MDRC]

We've learned so much from our collaboration with @ceoworks in incorporating feedback from their participants using data science and participatory research methods!

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

Check out this important work by @mdrcnews colleagues and research partners on measures of PreK quality that predict outcomes

[Michelle Maier @Michelle_MaierN]

Thinking about what aspects of quality might matter for kids? New work out by @Meghan_McCorm @weilanch and me highlighting a potentially important aspect of #prek classroom quality not typically captured in standard quality tools: content! A 🧵
https://t.co/yV4ofnpeRF

[Meghan McCormick @Meghan_McCorm]

Evidence from decades of high-quality research provides clear strategies for strengthening #prek programs - new piece by excellent colleagues @Michelle_MaierN and @shiramattera from @MDRC_News explains more here.

[Hilary Hoynes @HilaryHoynes]

And I should add I’m delighted to have appeared alongside a smart powerful compassionate and effective group of women for this piece. @KimberlyGNoble @DrDanaSuskind @Gen_Pov and @Kim_Janey

[Office of Management and Budget (Archived) @OMBPress_46]

We are so excited to announce the launch of https://t.co/6oiAD0eUC2! https://t.co/6oiAD0eUC2 is an important milestone in lifting up the critical contribution of evaluation for understanding how Federal programs and policies work for the American people. https://t.co/LzhKpNAPHp

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

@kearney_melissa Applying behavioral science to schools’ communications with parents - Reduce cognitive load!

[Virginia Knox @PrezMDRC]

I am pleased to announce that we are voluntarily recognizing Social Policy Workers United (SPWU) as the union representing MDRC staff.....

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

NEW! Strengthening Research Through Participatory Methods: Partnering with Young People to Study Persistence and Engagement in the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative https://t.co/1xGgDFCscs