About
Fred Doolittle is the director of policy research and evaluation at MDRC. Dr. Doolittle joined MDRC in 1986, initially specializing in studies of employment and training programs for economically disadvantaged out-of-school youth and adults. As MDRC expanded its work to include education, he focused on evaluations of elementary and secondary school reforms. The author of many publications, Dr. Doolittle has served as the research director or project director for numerous MDRC demonstrations and evaluations, and he is also heavily involved in writing proposals, developing research designs for new projects, and reviewing reports and other products. He has served on the faculties of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton.