The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation and impacts of the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model in its first year of implementation in 66 schools across the U.S. and to document scale-up progress during the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant period (2017-2021). The impact evaluation included 21,529 9th grade students…

Until the turn of the 21st century, high school graduation rates in New York City hovered at or below 50 percent, much lower than state and national averages. There was widespread agreement about the need to reform the City's high schools and produce better results for students. These technical appendices presented in chart form, provide…

Over the past 15 years, in New York City and across the country, expectations for high schools--and high school students--have changed dramatically. Increasingly, high schools are being asked not only to reduce dropout rates and boost graduation rates, but also to impart knowledge, skills, and experiences that will prepare students to succeed in…

Great strides have been made by community school initiatives across the nation in their efforts to impact student achievement, attendance, student engagement, graduation rates, parent involvement and more. Data on community schools is growing and the authors encourage readers to review research reports and syntheses on results. The results…

We use detailed data from New York City to estimate how the characteristics of school principals relate to school performance, as measured by students' standardized exam scores and other outcomes. We find little evidence of any relationship between school performance and principal education and pre-principal work experience, although we do find…

The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…

This report about undergraduate costs of attendance and financial aid in New York State is based on information provided by New York's degree-granting colleges and universities, the Higher Education Services Corporation, and a simulation model developed by New York State's Education Department. Chapter 1 compares trends in college costs, family…

Statistical tables present data on the distribution of 1980-81 high school graduates of New York State's public and private high schools as of the Fall of 1981. Table 1 shows trends in the rates of entrance into degree-granting institutions and other types of postsecondary education from 1967 to 1981. Table 2 presents trends in the rates of…

The present monograph has been "written with a view" to presenting in a simple and concise manner to the general educational public the most significant conclusions reached in the course of an extensive study of school finance, continued for several years and covering a number of states. Some of the data have been taken from bulletins of…

Data concerning the distribution of 1981-1982 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools are presented. Statistical tables cover the following: trends in the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1968 through 1982; a 10-year trend of the college-going rate, within and outside New York State; the distribution…

The responses of the State University of New York (SUNY) constituent institutions to the biannual survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activities for July 1, 1987 through December 31, 1987 are summarized. Six sections focus on the following: (1) SUNY summary reports of the number of non-credit instructional activities and registrations, July 1, 1987…

The New York State Department of Education contracts with 13 public school districts for the education of children residing on American Indian reservations. In addition to reporting on all students, the 13 districts must now report the following data on Native American students: (1) scores on standardized achievement tests, Regents competency…

This statistical report provides data on revenues, staffing, and attendance for the 89 school districts in the 6 counties of western New York. Data for two separate years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for the 1974-75 fiscal year and is based mainly on state final budget reports for each district in…

This document profiles education in the Adirondack Park area of upstate New York. The introduction describes the Adironack Blue Line area, its school districts, and its revenues for school funding. Elementary and secondary education are described in terms of attendance rates, pupil-teacher ratio, teacher turnover rate, and median teacher salaries…

Tables present data, without narrative analysis, concerning the distribution of 1979-80 high school graduates of New York State's public and private schools. The data were secured through the state education department's Basic Educational Data System, and reflect students' status as of fall 1980. The first table presents trends, 1966 through 1980,…