Resources Filtered by: New York

This February 2013 report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes focuses on the performance of New York City charter schools and provides comparisons with district schools. The report includes a separate analysis of Harlem.

The report examines student performance data from 2005-2006 through 2010-2011 and includes comparisons based on demographics and poverty, special education and English language learners. The report also includes the number of charter schools opened and closed from 1995 to 2011.

In this 2010 report, the New York University authors analyzed enrollment patterns of student subpopulations in New York City charter schools over three years. They found significant variation among charter schools. On average from 2006-2008, as compared with districtwide averages, English language learners (ELLs) were underrepresented in charter schools, students who qualify for reduced price lunch were overrepresented, and similar percentages of students were eligible for free lunch.

This report describes the existing situation for Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) in New York City Public Schools. The authors profile a number of SIFE students, describe the varied academic and social-emotional challenges these students face, and outline recommendations to ensure that SIFEs are identified in a consistent manner throughout New York City and receive high-quality services that are aligned with their needs.

This December 2011 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines operations and performance at 35 charter schools and discusses how practices and approaches at schools correlate to school effectiveness.The working paper includes an overview of literature that examines ways to increase school effectiveness, as well as analyses of measures for functions such as teacher feedback, parental engagement, and school culture and expectations.