Meghan McCormick
@Meghan_McCorm
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Research & Impact Officer at the Overdeck Family Foundation. Formerly at MDRC. Proud alum of NYU Applied Psych and Princeton SPIA. Tweets are my own.
New York, NY
Joined October 2019
AI may help teachers, but does it work for students? This op-ed from @Meghan_McCorm and @The74 explores what we know about the impact of AI on education and what more we need to learn to make sure it’s helping students most in need: https://t.co/r5ULwWId55
the74million.org
McCormick: As schools face hard spending choices as ESSER funds run out, what do we know about the impact of rapidly changing genAI on education?
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The best part of my new job has been learning A LOT about the K-12 landscape, esp the role that edtech is playing. The lack of rigorous evidence on most of these products - particularly leveraging genAI - led me to write a new piece in @The74.
the74million.org
McCormick: As schools face hard spending choices as ESSER funds run out, what do we know about the impact of rapidly changing genAI on education?
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TODAY at 12:30 ET!! @readingby3rd is hosting a Funder-to-Funder convo examining the roles #Philanthropy can play to get kids to #SchoolEveryDay + reduce #ChronicAbsenteeismFt
@HeliosEdFnd
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@Meghan_McCorm + Hyde Family Foundation Register: https://t.co/wGEFTBtHRi
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Too many preschool programs use curricula that under-deliver for kids and teachers. We can do better. New National Academies report lays out a vision for turning the page & shifting to evidence-based, content-rich, culturally responsive curricula: https://t.co/m9xAKL4mSK
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Learn more from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Looking forward to representing Overdeck Family Foundation at this important event on how to address chronic absenteeism.
Join @readingby3rd + @attendanceworks for a Funder-to-Funder convo on 4/16 examining the role #Philanthropy can play in efforts to get kids to #SchoolEveryDay + reduce #ChronicAbsenteeism. REGISTER: https://t.co/S9ErVoeuOt
@HeliosEdFnd @UnitedWayGLV @Meghan_McCorm
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Since transitioning to a foundation I’m now on the other side of figuring out how precious resources should be invested. My latest in @NewAmericaEd highlighting what we DO know works to strengthen PreK - evidence-based curricula and aligned PD.
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YES!!!! You should always expect a high level of failure and then make bigger bets/investments in what works.
Educational innovation: is 26% (for I3) a low success rate? I actually don't think so. It might be disappointing, but given what we know in other fields, we should expect most innovations to fail. But really important to know which do and do not work! https://t.co/38mKUkRKrC
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Educational innovation: is 26% (for I3) a low success rate? I actually don't think so. It might be disappointing, but given what we know in other fields, we should expect most innovations to fail. But really important to know which do and do not work! https://t.co/38mKUkRKrC
hechingerreport.org
$1.4 billion yielded disappointing results
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NEW! Lottery-Based Evaluations of Early Education Programs: Opportunities and Challenges for Building the Next Generation of Evidence [See below for the many illustrious coauthors!] https://t.co/KwYjVjLVwQ via @AeraOpen @AERA_EdResearch
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Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. The authors’ collaborat...
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Folks interested in seeking funding are encouraged to reach out to me with ideas/concept papers (research@overdeck.org)
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Excited to share our updated research strategy at Overdeck Foundation. We aim to fund impact studies of education programs we fund directly, and field building research on AI, family engagement, chronic absenteeism, OST workforce and HD tutoring.
overdeck.org
We’re refreshing our Foundation's research strategy informed by what we’re seeing across the education landscape and hearing from our grantee partners. Here, we highlight our vision for investing in...
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THIS THURS @fordschool Ed Policy Talk! Perspectives on Strengthening Education Policy in Partnership Across Different Roles Meghan McCormick @Meghan_McCorm (Overdeck Foundation) & Jason Sachs @gatesfoundation 📅Feb 8 @ 12noon 🏫1230 Weill Hall RSVP https://t.co/xx8sQLs7mJ
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Excited to head to @fordschool to talk about research, evidence and my new life as a funder.
JOIN US @fordschool for an Ed Policy Talk Perspectives on Strengthening Education Policy in Partnership Across Different Roles Meghan McCormick @Meghan_McCorm (Overdeck Foundation) & Jason Sachs (@gatesfoundation) 📅Feb 8 @ 12noon 🏫1230 Weill Hall RSVP https://t.co/xx8sQLs7mJ
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Doing some landscaping on folks who have evaluated middle school STEM programs (that may or may not happen in the classroom). Potentially looking for an eval partner to fund - any ideas twitterverse?
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The job of “tutor” is now the fastest-growing position in the K-12 sector. But a tight labor market has districts scrambling to find enough of them. MDRC's Rebecca Davis offers 4 approaches states & districts are taking to meet the demand.
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The job of “tutor” is now the fastest-growing position in the K-12 sector. But as tutoring has grown rapidly, a tight labor market for tutors has districts scrambling to find enough of them. This...
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In 2023, MDRC experts wrote commentaries offering evidence-based solutions for rural higher ed, homevisiting, community colleges, early ed assessments, and more. Here are some highlights.
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To reach policymakers, practitioners, and other important decisionmakers, MDRC experts authored or coauthored commentaries on evidence-based solutions for a variety of venues last year, including...
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Instructional alignment is associated w/ #preK persistence: Evidence from @BostonSchools via @Meghan_McCorm, @CullenMacdowell, @weilanch, @hsueh_joann, @Michelle_MaierN, Mirjana Pralica, Samuel Maves, Catherine Snow, & Jason Sachs https://t.co/iEiFRCUDak via @sciencedirect
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New implementation study of @ChildFirstInc home visiting out today authored my mdrc colleagues. This study was many years in the making and will be used to interpret findings from an impact study to be released in 2025. Thanks to @DukeEndowment for supporting this work!
NEW! Changes in #HomeVisiting Since the Start of the Pandemic: Lessons from the @ChildFirstInc Program, by MDRC's Mervett Hefyan, Maya Goldberg, & Emily Swinth
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My first foray into understanding the evidence base for ed programs funded by Overdeck Foundation. A lot more causal research is needed to validate tutoring, teacher prep. OST, STEM, and early childhood models but the programs are committed to this work.
overdeck.org
We are committed to promoting transparent research practices by lifting up timely findings. Here, we share the results of 15 grantee research efforts that concluded at the end of this year.
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What Will 2024 Hold for Early Care and Education? https://t.co/QjBqioTarQ via @newamericaed @ALoewenberg
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Thinking about what 2024 might mean for early care and education
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