New Spotlight Explores City’s Diversity in Admissions Pilot Program
This summer, the New York City Department of Education released a Diversity Plan aimed at increasing the number of students in “racially representative” schools and decreasing the number of “economically stratified” schools in the system. One of the major thrusts of the City’s plan is the expansion of the “Diversity in Admissions” Pilot program. Our most recent Spotlight post provides a map showing the location, demographics and admissions priorities of the 21 schools currently participating in the program. It also outlines questions we hope to explore about the program and the larger diversity plan as they unfold.
New Research Alliance Studies
The Research Alliance has received several new grants for projects focused on a variety of students, programs, and outcomes in New York City schools. Two grants, from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, will fund studies of the City’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, which enroll about 80,000 students. Another award, from the William T. Grant Foundation, will support a study we are conducting in partnership with NYU’s Metro Center, examining the City’s Internationals Schools. These high schools serve recently arrived immigrant youth with low levels of English language proficiency. Finally, a National Science Foundation (NSF) award is supporting a project exploring how elementary teachers can integrate computer science and computational thinking into their regular science classes using Maker Pedagogy. We are excited about this new work and look forward to sharing findings as they emerge. Research Alliance Awarded New Grant from National Science Foundation to Study Maker Pedagogy
New Study Will Explore How High Schools Can More Effectively Serve Immigrant Youth
Research Alliance Receives Two New Grants to Study Career Technical Education in NYC
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