| Moving the Needle
Exploring Key Levers to Boost College Readiness Among Black and Latino Males
in New York City
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Increasingly, school districts are recognizing that high school graduation rates may not be the ultimate measure of success, as evidence accumulates that students who obtain a college degree do markedly better than students who only graduate from high school. In New York City, while graduation rates have increased dramatically over the last decade, college readiness rates remain troublingly low, especially for young men of color. Among students scheduled to graduate in 2010, for example, only 9 percent of Black males and 11 percent of Latino males graduated college ready.
Our new report, Moving the Needle: Exploring Key Levers to Boost College Readiness Among Black and Latino Males in New York City, examines the trajectory of Black and Latino young men on their path to college, zeroing in on points along that path where schools might provide more effective support. It then uses this information to suggest possible areas of focus for the 40 schools involved in the Expanded Success Initiative (ESI), a new citywide effort to improve college and career readiness among Black and Latino young men.
The report is accompanied by an interactive graphic that presents rates of high school graduation, college readiness and college enrollment for different subgroups of NYC students.
Download the report from our website.
Explore the interactive charts.
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The Research Alliance for New York City Schools
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a non-partisan 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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