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| New Spotlight: Have Links Between Neighborhood Poverty and Education Outcomes Changed Over Time? |
| | Chronic Absentee Rates, 2007 and 2018, by Residential Census Tract |
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The post features maps that show high-poverty census tracts, as well as chronic absentee rates and high school graduation rates by census tract, in 2007 and again in 2018. We find trends consistent with previous posts, including overall improvements and persistent disparities associated with students’ race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood.
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Research Alliance to Participate with #DegreesNYC in Philanthropy New York's “Equity, Access and Degree Completion” Event
The Research Alliance’s Executive Director James Kemple and Research Associate Lisa Merrill will participate in Philanthropy New York’s “Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC” on November 19. Panelists will engage in a discussion focused on the gaps in college degree attainment associated with race and ethnicity, and the potential for collective impact efforts to improve these outcomes.
Participants must register by November 18th. To learn more about the event, pricing, and registration, please visit Philanthropy New York’s website. |
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The Research Alliance in the News - "One in 10 NYC public school students are homeless," New York Amsterdam News, (October 31, 2019).
- "At 114K, number of homeless NYC students remains stubbornly high," Chalkbeat, (October 28, 2019).
- "This company ran schools for dropouts across the country. Chicago is the latest district to cut ties," Chalkbeat, (September 23, 2019).
- "Black, Latino students make up majority of city special education programs, report finds," Politico, (August 28, 2019).
- "Thousands of Special Education Students Missed Nearly Two Months of School," The City, (August 28, 2019).
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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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