This post was authored by our 2017 Cornell University Blumenthal Intern, Lauren Woods. Lauren is a rising junior majoring in industrial and labor relations. She is currently on a pre-law track, and wishes to attend law school after graduation. Lauren … Read More & Comment
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Publication Date for the 2017 Data Bulletin
We have an official date! Our annual Data Bulletin will be released on April 20, 2017, just in time for this year’s Advocacy Breakfast, featuring Dr. Walter Gilliam. As we gear up to tell the story of Westchester’s children and … 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
Youth in Juvenile Correctional Facilities Experience Maltreatment
This report highlights the continued, and in many instances, increased prevalence of maltreatment experienced by youth residing in juvenile correctional facilities throughout the United States. While there is evidence of maltreatment in facilities across the country, certain states – including New York – were listed as repeated offenders. 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
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
New Report on Race, Children, and Well-Being
Annie E Casey just released its most recent report “Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children.” From the website: “In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity. … Read More & Comment