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A better picture of poverty:
What chronic absenteeism and risk load reveal about Nyc's lowest-income elementary schools
Children can't learn if they aren't in school. That should be obvious, but a new report by The Center for New York City Affairs shows that chronic absenteeism consigns tens of thousands of children to academic failure even before they leave elementary school.
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SCALING THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL STRATEGY IN NEW YORK CITY
Children can't learn if they aren't in school. That should be obvious, but a new report by The Center for New York City Affairs shows that chronic absenteeism consigns tens of thousands of children to academic failure even before they leave elementary school.
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BIG DREAMS FOR NY'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN: THE FUTURE OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
In October 2012, New York City launched EarlyLearnNYC, a plan that would upend its system for providing subsidized child care to working class and low-income families. The goal was to take the city's sprawling assortment of child care programs and blend them into a unified, holistic spectrum of early education services for children from 6 weeks through 4 years old. Two years in, the results are mixed. The report draws on dozens of interviews and program observations, providing a series of recommendations for reform.
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Help Filling Out the FAFSA: Updated Guide for Students and Adults
Filling out the FAFSA form is the first step for most students seeking financial support to go to college. But the form can be complicated and intimidating. The Center's popular "FAFSA: How-To Guide" is easy to read and answers common questions of students and families. And new this year: How to compare financial aid packages.
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Building Blocks for Better Schools
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
New York City's Education Funders Research Initiative asked the Center for New York City Affairs to identify key priorities for education reform under Mayor-elect Bill DeBlasio. Our paper analyzes the successes and failures of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education initiatives--and proposes six key areas on which the next administration should focus attention and resources. A top priority: Make sure young children can read.
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RECENT PUBLICATION
Introducing Insidestats: Our new tool to evaluate high schools
MARCH 12, 2013
Students and parents in the nation's largest public school system just got a crucial, free new tool: Insidestats. A project of Insideschools.org at the Center for New York City Affairs, Insidestats is a new online scorecard that provides in-depth data on 422 New York City high schools. Clara Hemphill, editor-in-chief of Insideschools.org, launched Insidestats on Tuesday, March 12, with a live demonstration.
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RECENT PUBLICATION
Creating College Ready Communities
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
More kids than ever are going to college, but few are getting degrees. How can New York prepare more students to succeed? Researchers at the Center for New York City Affairs spent four years in 14 schools exploring this question, learning why some students finish high school, go to college and succeed—and so many others fail.
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EVENT AND PRESENTATIONS
Creating College Ready Communities: Preparing NYC's Precarious New Generation of College Students
JUNE 21, 2012
The good news is, New York City has seen dramatic increases in students graduating high school and applying to college. The bad news is, most will never get a college degree. This growing generation of college students is frequently stymied by poor academic preparation, financial aid issues or complicated personal lives. The Center for New York City Affairs released an analysis of NYC's school and community-based college readiness efforts. What must happen if we want more students to succeed?
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IN THE NEWS:
In the News: Epoch Times, Community Partners to the Rescue of Struggling Schools – December 1, 2014
In the News: Chalkbeat, Amid Data Reboot, City Scraps "Where Are They Now" Reports – November 19, 2014
In the News: Huffington Post, 87,000 NYC Children Missed Almost A Month of School in 2012-2013 – November 11, 2014
In the News: US News & World Report,
Report: Absenteeism Rates Can Help Pinpoint Troubled Elementary Schools – November 10, 2014
In the News: The Hechinger Report, Absenteeism: Another Way to Measure School Poverty – November 10, 2014
In the News: Chalkbeat, City Touts Slight Uptick in College Readiness as New School Reports Go Online – November 10, 2014
In the News: New York Daily News, Chronic Absenteeism Found at City's Elementary School: Study – November 6, 2014
In the News: Education Week, Study Gauges 'Risk Load' for High-Poverty Schools – November 6, 2014
In the News: Chalkbeat, Chancellor's District Architect Says His School Improvement Model is "Dead Wrong" – November 6, 2014
In the News: Capital New York, Report: Community Schools May Ease Chronic Absenteeism - November 6, 2014
In the News: Ed in the Apple, Should Poverty Be Acknowledged in Measures of School Accountability? - October 24, 2014
