Schools Watch Initiative
Recent Event: What's Next For New York City's High Schools?
The Center's June 17th event on small school reforms and school choice in NYC high schools featured a keynote by Chancellor Joel Klein and a panel discussion with key stakeholders. READ MORE » view video »
The Center's new report analyzing Chancellor Joel Klein's high school reforms concludes that the administration created valuable new opportunities for at-risk students, but there was collateral damage. Klein's reforms expanded high school choice, but weakened large schools. read more » DOWNLOAD REPORT »
Last year, more than 90,000 children in grades K through 5 missed at least one month of school, totaling one-fifth of all elementary students. In high poverty neighborhoods, this number approached one-third of primary grade students. Read More »
The Center brought together policymakers and practitioners to discuss the role that schools and families play in the academic success of a child—and what is needed to help more children do well. The event featured Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott and economist Richard Rothstein among others. Read More »
Center Senior Editor Clara Hemphill advocates for a mid-size school to be housed among three new small schools in the building formerly occupied by Brandeis High School, which is closing because of poor performance. »
In the News: Huffington Post, Let's Agree on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools || Jul 22, 2009
In the News: Huffington Post, Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt? || Jul 15, 2009
In the News: The New York Times, Success at Small Schools Has a Price, a Report Says || Jun 17, 2009
In the News : New York Teacher, UFT: Chronic absenteeism must be addressed || Nov 20, 2008
Event Video: Who Rules the Schools? Mayoral Control After Bloomberg || Mar 6, 2008
The New Marketplace:
How Small-School Reforms and School Choice Have Reshaped New York City's High Schools »
Strengthening Schools by Strengthening Families:
Community Strategies to Reverse Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades »
