Colin Hill
@ceh0.bsky.social
Yale Data Science alum. Social policy research at MDRC focused on improving outcomes for low-income community college students. He/him 🏳️🌈. Views my own. #HigherEd #EduSky
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Colin Hill
@ceh0.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hi everyone! I just migrated here a few days ago from you-know-where, so figured I’d introduce myself to the new #EduSky community I’m building here.
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My incredible colleagues Jonathan Lowe and DeShawn Preston on strengthening student supports at Dallas College! Shout out, also, to @ceh0.bsky.social, whose influence on this work shines through 🔦
New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast!
Partnering with College Systems to Support Students:
A Conversation with Jonathan Lowe of @dallascollegetx.bsky.social & MDRC's DeShawn Preston
Partnering with College Systems to Support Students:
A Conversation with Jonathan Lowe of @dallascollegetx.bsky.social & MDRC's DeShawn Preston
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My incredible colleagues Jonathan Lowe and DeShawn Preston on strengthening student supports at Dallas College! Shout out, also, to @ceh0.bsky.social, whose influence on this work shines through 🔦
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
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The unmitigated gall, to burn down 20+ years of research standards and training and then write this.
May 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The unmitigated gall, to burn down 20+ years of research standards and training and then write this.
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Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
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Join the CUNY ASAP National Replication Collaborative on May 22 for a webinar on new research into the ASAP model’s long-term impact on earnings and economic mobility. Hear insights from @mdrc-news.bsky.social and Columbia.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/ASAPResearch...
RSVP: tinyurl.com/ASAPResearch...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Labor Market Impacts and Long-Run Benefits of the ASAP|ACE Model: Research Insights from the Replication Collaborative. After registering, you will receive ...
Join the CUNY ASAP National Replication Collaborative for a webinar on May 22nd, 2025, where researchers will present recent findings from their studies about the long term impacts of the ASAP model, ...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Join the CUNY ASAP National Replication Collaborative on May 22 for a webinar on new research into the ASAP model’s long-term impact on earnings and economic mobility. Hear insights from @mdrc-news.bsky.social and Columbia.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/ASAPResearch...
RSVP: tinyurl.com/ASAPResearch...
Why am I always talking about @cunyasap.bsky.social? Find out why at this webinar next Thursday, where I'll share exciting new 8-year finding from the first replication of the ASAP model in Ohio:
events.cuny.edu/cec/labor-ma...
events.cuny.edu/cec/labor-ma...
Labor Market Impacts and Long Run Benefits of the ASAP|ACE Model: Research Insights from the Replication Collaborative – CUNY Events Calendar
Join the CUNY ASAP National Replication Collaborative on May 22 for a webinar on new research about the ASAP model's long-term impacts, including earnings and economic benefits. Hear findings from MDR...
events.cuny.edu
May 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Why am I always talking about @cunyasap.bsky.social? Find out why at this webinar next Thursday, where I'll share exciting new 8-year finding from the first replication of the ASAP model in Ohio:
events.cuny.edu/cec/labor-ma...
events.cuny.edu/cec/labor-ma...
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An MDRC report shows that not only did @cunyasap.bsky.social in Ohio improve college success rates, but the program also improved their post-college outcomes, reports @tabithaw.bsky.social for Community College Daily.
Ohio ASAP shows success beyond completion - Community College Daily
In 2014, three Ohio colleges set out to improve access and success outcomes for low-income students by adapting the City University of New York’s (CUNY) innovative Accelerated Study in Associate Progr...
www.ccdaily.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
An MDRC report shows that not only did @cunyasap.bsky.social in Ohio improve college success rates, but the program also improved their post-college outcomes, reports @tabithaw.bsky.social for Community College Daily.
At this incredibly difficult moment when our field is under attack, @mdrc-news.bsky.social should be supporting staff who were laid off. Instead, they lied to their faces, making false promises about severance and refusing to bargain with the union.
www.linkedin.com/posts/social...
www.linkedin.com/posts/social...
BREAKING: SPWU has filed an unfair labor practice charge against MDRC for… | Social Policy Workers United
BREAKING: SPWU has filed an unfair labor practice charge against MDRC for bargaining in bad faith.
On February 28th, MDRC placed 39 unionized staff on administrative leave, and those staff were offic...
www.linkedin.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
At this incredibly difficult moment when our field is under attack, @mdrc-news.bsky.social should be supporting staff who were laid off. Instead, they lied to their faces, making false promises about severance and refusing to bargain with the union.
www.linkedin.com/posts/social...
www.linkedin.com/posts/social...
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model has been widely replicated and is nationally recognized for its impacts on college completion.
April 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model has been widely replicated and is nationally recognized for its impacts on college completion.
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Thank you, @aefpweb.bsky.social, IHEP, and @publiccitizen.bsky.social for challenging the recent devastation at IES. Proud to be an AEFP member today (and every day).
AEFP has joined a challenge to the administration's actions as they relate to data and research infrastructure for education:
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
AEFP affiliates--especially early career scholars and students--as a board member, please reach out if you have any questions or thoughts!
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
AEFP affiliates--especially early career scholars and students--as a board member, please reach out if you have any questions or thoughts!
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
www.citizen.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thank you, @aefpweb.bsky.social, IHEP, and @publiccitizen.bsky.social for challenging the recent devastation at IES. Proud to be an AEFP member today (and every day).
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I know there’s a lot going on today, but in case you are curious about the types of federal research being canceled, you can read 16 first-person accounts (including my own) here www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Federal Grant Cuts in Researchers’ Own Words (opinion)
Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.
www.insidehighered.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I know there’s a lot going on today, but in case you are curious about the types of federal research being canceled, you can read 16 first-person accounts (including my own) here www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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very proud to see AEFP take up the fight to preserve IES and our federal research and data infrastructure
Incredibly important action from IHEP, @aefpweb.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social to fight the administration's dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences.
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
www.citizen.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
very proud to see AEFP take up the fight to preserve IES and our federal research and data infrastructure
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Not an easy decision to make, I'm sure, so I appreciate AEFP for standing up at a time when - as we've seen - it's all too easy to capitulate.
Incredibly important action from IHEP, @aefpweb.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social to fight the administration's dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences.
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
www.citizen.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Not an easy decision to make, I'm sure, so I appreciate AEFP for standing up at a time when - as we've seen - it's all too easy to capitulate.
Reposted by Colin Hill
Incredibly important action from IHEP, @aefpweb.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social to fight the administration's dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences.
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
www.citizen.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Incredibly important action from IHEP, @aefpweb.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social to fight the administration's dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences.
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
#EduSky
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
En route to Detroit to join colleagues from @cunyasap.bsky.social and @sunyofficial.bsky.social Westchester Community College in presenting at #CSCC2025 the continued success, scaling, and sustainability of the CUNY ASAP model!
Check out our work this afternoon at 3:30pm and tomorrow at 11am!
Check out our work this afternoon at 3:30pm and tomorrow at 11am!
April 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
En route to Detroit to join colleagues from @cunyasap.bsky.social and @sunyofficial.bsky.social Westchester Community College in presenting at #CSCC2025 the continued success, scaling, and sustainability of the CUNY ASAP model!
Check out our work this afternoon at 3:30pm and tomorrow at 11am!
Check out our work this afternoon at 3:30pm and tomorrow at 11am!
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On the value of research: these RCT findings have recently been cited in decisions to expand ASAP in New York, North Carolina, and Colorado
Safe to say there are thousands of students receiving ASAP because of these RCTs and hundreds of additional college graduates
Safe to say there are thousands of students receiving ASAP because of these RCTs and hundreds of additional college graduates
RCT findings on the effect of CUNY's ASAP on three-year graduation rates:
New York City: 18pp
Ohio: 16pp
Westchester, NY: 12pp (during the pandemic)
ASAP continues to be the rare program that not only works but has been successfully replicated in multiple contexts
New York City: 18pp
Ohio: 16pp
Westchester, NY: 12pp (during the pandemic)
ASAP continues to be the rare program that not only works but has been successfully replicated in multiple contexts
SUNY Westchester Community College boosts graduation rates by 12 percentage points with comprehensive student support program
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
On the value of research: these RCT findings have recently been cited in decisions to expand ASAP in New York, North Carolina, and Colorado
Safe to say there are thousands of students receiving ASAP because of these RCTs and hundreds of additional college graduates
Safe to say there are thousands of students receiving ASAP because of these RCTs and hundreds of additional college graduates
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SUNY Westchester Community College boosts graduation rates by 12 percentage points with comprehensive student support program
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
SUNY Westchester Community College Boosts Graduation Rates with Comprehensive Student Support Program | MDRC
John Hutchins, MDRC, 212-340-8604, john.hutchins@mdrc.orgMark Stollar, SUNY Westchester Community College, 914-606-6638, mark.stollar@sunywcc.eduMDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research firm, and SUNY ...
www.mdrc.org
March 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
SUNY Westchester Community College boosts graduation rates by 12 percentage points with comprehensive student support program
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
Program based on @cunyasap.bsky.social showed impressive results during the pandemic
With support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social
If you need some good higher ed news today...
@mdrc-news.bsky.social just published 3-year findings from our RCT of SUNY Westchester's Viking ROADS program, modeled after CUNY ASAP. We found a *12 percentage point impact* on graduation rates, an increase of about 50%! 🎓 www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
@mdrc-news.bsky.social just published 3-year findings from our RCT of SUNY Westchester's Viking ROADS program, modeled after CUNY ASAP. We found a *12 percentage point impact* on graduation rates, an increase of about 50%! 🎓 www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Charting Pathways | MDRC
A program at Westchester Community College based on the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) boosted graduation rates during the pandemic.
www.mdrc.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you need some good higher ed news today...
@mdrc-news.bsky.social just published 3-year findings from our RCT of SUNY Westchester's Viking ROADS program, modeled after CUNY ASAP. We found a *12 percentage point impact* on graduation rates, an increase of about 50%! 🎓 www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
@mdrc-news.bsky.social just published 3-year findings from our RCT of SUNY Westchester's Viking ROADS program, modeled after CUNY ASAP. We found a *12 percentage point impact* on graduation rates, an increase of about 50%! 🎓 www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
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We’re thrilled to see the impact of SUNY Westchester’s Viking ROADS program, inspired by CUNY ASAP! MDRC’s study shows a 12% increase in graduation rates, even during the pandemic. This success highlights the power of CUNY ASAP (and programs like it) in helping students achieve their goals!
March 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re thrilled to see the impact of SUNY Westchester’s Viking ROADS program, inspired by CUNY ASAP! MDRC’s study shows a 12% increase in graduation rates, even during the pandemic. This success highlights the power of CUNY ASAP (and programs like it) in helping students achieve their goals!
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I’d like everyone who said it was an overreaction to warn mixed status families not to complete the FAFSA this year to read this.
"A complete betrayal of 30 years": The IRS is close to finalizing an agreement that'd let DHS target undocumented immigrants via tax data.
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants
The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I’d like everyone who said it was an overreaction to warn mixed status families not to complete the FAFSA this year to read this.
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I spent a lot of my time with grad students at aefp talking through what they do with dissertation papers that use restricted data when r&rs will likely ask them to go back to the data. I think editorial boards need to be talking about their options for navigating this.
W/ demise of NCES, I hope that educ journal editors & reviewers realize that asking authors who use restricted data to run 1 more robustness check, include 1 more adjustment variable, or explore 1 more interaction is functionally equivalent to squashing paper entirely. W/ massive effects on careers.
March 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spent a lot of my time with grad students at aefp talking through what they do with dissertation papers that use restricted data when r&rs will likely ask them to go back to the data. I think editorial boards need to be talking about their options for navigating this.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...