[ezcol_1half][ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Hello, I’m Denise! I first want to take a paragraph here to introduce myself to all of our Children by the Numbers subscribers since, in theory I am still new to WCA! If I have not personally met … Read More & Comment
Category Archives: Infographics
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Ready By 21 Presentation Recap
On March 31, almost two weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to give a presentation at the national Ready by 21 conference in Baltimore titled “The Alchemy of Data Visualization”. I always love giving presentations, but one thing I still … Read More & Comment
Get the 2016 Data Bulletin Right Here
DOWNLOAD THE 2016 CHILDREN BY THE NUMBERS BULLETIN HERE! Data sources are also available. Last Friday, we released the printed version of our 2016 Data Bulletin at the annual County Legislative Breakfast on Children and Youth. This year, as we worked … Read More & Comment
Help Make the Data Bulletin Even Better Than Ever
We are planning to release the 2016 Data Bulletin in the first quarter of, you guessed it, 2016. Your response to the past issues of the Data Bulletin still takes our breath away (and makes our printer very happy). When we launched … Read More & Comment
Mapping New York’s Home Visiting Programs
Parenting is difficult for everyone, but it can be particularly challenging for low-income families. Voluntary early childhood home visiting programs can ease this challenge by partnering families with trained professionals. Home visiting programs demonstrate parenting techniques, offer health resources, answer … Read More & Comment
A Timeline of the Raise the Age Campaign
New York remains one of only two states that automatically treat 16 and 17 year olds as adults in the justice system – despite the fact that most states set the age of criminal responsibility at 18 in the 1940s! A new infographic traces the Raise the Age campaign from its early roots to the present day. We’ve come a long way together, but there is still work to do! Read More & Comment
2015 Community Snapshots – Now with 2015 ELA/Math Data
Because we’re perfectionist control freaks that can’t leave well enough alone, we decided to release a NEW version of the Community Snapshots that incorporates the 2015 English Language Arts/Math data released by the New York State Education Department. I suppose that … Read More & Comment
Explore the 2015 ELA/Math Scores with This Interactive Tool
For many families across New York State, the final report card for the school year doesn’t arrive at the last day of school. It comes at mid-August, with the arrival of the ELA/Math Assessment scores. On August 12, the New York … Read More & Comment