Viewing Educational Growth Data through a Racial Lens – What’s the Point? I always feel a little hesitant when presenting data through a racial lens. There are times when I ask myself: What is the point of this whole exercise? … Read More & Comment

Viewing Educational Growth Data through a Racial Lens – What’s the Point? I always feel a little hesitant when presenting data through a racial lens. There are times when I ask myself: What is the point of this whole exercise? … Read More & Comment
A new Stanford University study uses growth, as opposed to proficiency, to examine school district performance. At the local level, an initial look shows that more affluent school districts tend to have higher growth scores. However, two school districts, White … Read More & Comment
We wanted to create a data bulletin that shed light on the hope that we see in this county. That said, race still affects outcomes for children across their lifetimes. Read More & Comment
The 2016 Community Snapshots are here! This year we have… Westchester County Mamaroneck – NEW this year! Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Peekskill Port Chester-Rye White Plains Yonkers Each 2016 Community Snapshot includes a number of new features: Chronic Absence … Read More & Comment
[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
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
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
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