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New Spotlight Examines How Attendance Rates Have Changed Over Time in NYC Schools
In the second post in our five-part Spotlight series examining progress and disparities in New York City schools, we focus on trends in student attendance. This post explores rates of attendance and chronic absenteeism each year between 2000 and 2018, including citywide averages, as well as differences associated with neighborhood income and race.
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Our analyses reveal important improvements in attendance, as well as persistent disparities along racial and socioeconomic lines—disparities that are especially important to address in light of the well established links between attendance and students’ learning outcomes.
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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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