The school district budget is one of the most important votes of the year. The school budget determines how many teachers, aides, and other resources will be available to Westchester children. The budget also serves as a document that can … Read More & Comment
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Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility
We recently held a town hall meeting in Mount Kisco to discuss the New York State Raise the Age campaign. New York is one of only two states in the country that still process 16- and 17-year-olds in the adult criminal justice system … Read More & Comment
The Children by the Numbers Bulletin – 2014
How are Westchester’s children faring? In January 2014, we released a data brief on the state of Westchester’s children and youth, including information on poverty, education, health, and well-being. The publication was made possible through a grant from Westchester Community Foundation. … Read More & Comment
Economic and Demographic Data from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey
We’ve taken data from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates and created this interactive map for you. You can explore selected demographic and economic data for Westchester communities by clicking on the red dot in the middle of each … Read More & Comment
Maternal and Infant Well-Being
This interactive map shows: Birth Rate by Municipality for the years 2006-2009 the percentage of mothers that received delayed prenatal care, which means either prenatal care starting in the second or third trimester or no prenatal care at all) age … Read More & Comment
Test Score Comparisons for Grades 3 and 8
Spring is coming.
For most people, spring means trees and flowers and chirping birds [Ed. Bonus point for you if you immediately recognize the reference.] For children in school, spring also means the impending arrival of state-mandated tests.
When the English Language Arts and Math test scores for New York came out last August, many people were shocked by the dramatic drop in pass rates for many schools across the state. This drop was the largely attributed to the decision to align test results with Common Core standards.
We created this map to explore Read More & Comment
Linking Early Childhood Data Systems
Have you seen the recent report on the condition of states’ early childhood data systems? The Early Childhood Data Collaborative’s (ECDC) survey shows a disheartening lack of coordination between the programs that collect data on young children: early care and … Read More & Comment
Civil Rights in Public Schools
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently released the latest report on civil rights data for all public schools in the country for 2011-2012. For the first time ever, the Civil Rights Data Collection database allows you … Read More & Comment
