| The Research Alliance for New York City Schools |
| Happy Holidays! Reflections on 2018 at the Research Alliance |
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| This year, the Research Alliance worked with thousands of students, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and community leaders to develop and carry out rigorous research that matters to the City’s public schools. Below, we share a few highlights from 2018:
Informing conversations about public education in NYC with short, digestible data analyses and visualizations, in our Spotlight on NYC Schools series: Reporting insights and lessons from our research on NYC schools, through a range of reports, practice guides, and policy briefs: Engaging with students, educators, community groups, policymakers and practitioners, by: - Visiting scores of schools and hearing from thousands of students and teachers, through interviews, focus groups and surveys.
- Participating in various panels and conferences, such as the SREE 2018 Spring Conference, the AERA 2018 Annual Meeting, and the UCEA 2018 Annual Convention.
- Hosting public events, like our forum on high school “persisters” in NYC, which engaged a diverse group of students, educators, policymakers, researchers, funders and community leaders.
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| In 2018, we unearthed a variety of notable facts and figures, for instance:
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- New York City has more students than the next two largest urban school districts combined (NYC = 1,158,946, Los Angeles + Chicago= 1,014,970).
- About 1 out of 44 public school students in the U.S. attends a NYC school.
- The size of NYC’s English learner population is greater than the total enrollment of 90 percent of school districts in the country.
- About 1 in 5 NYC students—more than 12,000 per entering 9th grade class—does not graduate on time but remains enrolled in high school, working toward their degree.
- NYC’s dropout rate has been cut almost in half since 2006.
- Black students in NYC travel significantly further to school than students from other racial/ ethnic backgrounds.
- Boys outnumber girls with IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) two to one.
- Students with disabilities who live in low-income neighborhoods are considerably less likely to be served in inclusive classroom settings, compared with those from middle- and higher-income neighborhoods.
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| Our work was frequently cited in the press. Here are a few examples:
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- "How Schools Can Help Students Who Don't Graduate on Time," Education Week, (August 23, 2018).
- "Persisting Students' Pathways and Experiences Through High School," Education Week, (August 20, 2018).
- "The Chancellor Saved a Failing Harlem School, but Can It Be Fixed?," The New York Times, (July 6, 2018).
- "What Role do Middle Schools Play in Deciding Who Gets Into NYC’s Elite High Schools?," City Limits, (June 14, 2018).
- "Asian Groups See Bias in Plan to Diversify New York’s Elite Schools," The New York Times, (June 5, 2018).
- "Program to Help Minority Students Fell Short of Some Goals, Study Finds," Wall Street Journal, (May 9, 2018).
- "8 Important Topics in Education Research Right Now," Education Week, (April 16, 2018).
- "A New Approach to Social-Emotional Learning Research: Putting Practitioners and Youth in the Driver's Seat," Education Week, (March 22, 2018).
- "How New York City Is Working to Improve Students' Social-Emotional Learning," Education Week, (March 19, 2018).
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| As we look toward 2019, we are excited to continue generating evidence that makes a difference for education policy and practice in New York City. We thank you for your ongoing readership and continued support of our work, and we wish you a safe and happy holiday season. |
| The Research Alliance for New York City Schools is a nonpartisan research center housed at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The Research Alliance conducts rigorous studies on topics that matter to the city’s public schools. The organization strives to advance equity and excellence in education by providing evidence about policies and practices that promote students' development and academic success.
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