The New York State Education Department just released High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates for the 2012-2013 school year. We’re still looking over the data to see what we can find (we think we’ll have quite a bit to write about!), … Read More & Comment
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Whatever happened to class size?
TRUE CONFESSION: I used to be a teacher. I taught adults, not children, but I do like to think that my skills as an adult educator, on occasion, paralleled the skills of today’s school teachers. For example, I could easily … Read More & Comment
Father’s Day Facts [Infographic]
With Father’s Day coming up on June 15th, we want to share a fun infographic with you about Westchester County dads and their children. Some of you are thinking, “Oh no! Father’s Day is this week? I completely forgot!” Well, let … Read More & Comment
Guest Post: Why Nonprofits Matter…
We’re always looking for data with impact, and this report, about the positive economic impact of nonprofits in Westchester, has it in spades. Full disclosure: we were asked by Nonprofit Westchester to help advise on this report. Not only were … Read More & Comment
Life after college?
We spent a lot of time last week talking about the value of a college education (see our post: Is College Worth It?). So we were excited to see a post from FlowingData, “Careers after the College Degree,” to add to … Read More & Comment