See two new Spotlight posts highlighting ongoing work with colleagues at RANYCS on the supply of—and applications to—CTE high school programs in NYC.

In an NBER Working Paper released in November, Marianne Bitler, Thad Domina, Emily Penner, and I use statistical models commonly used in research, policy, and practice to estimate teacher “effects” on student height. See also our related blog post at the Brookings Institution Brown Center Chalkboard.

When Politifact needs a fact check for presidential contender Marianne Williamson, I say “Girlfriend, you are so on!”

Building on prior work with Democracy Prep Public Schools, I was delighted to join forces with Brian Gill, Emilyn Whitesell, Charles Tilley, Liz Potamites, and Mariel Ficucane from Mathematica Policy Research on this new study out today: The Impact of Democracy Prep Public Schools on Civic Participation

The takeaway finding is simple, and important: students admitted via random lottery admission to a Democracy Prep school were 16 percentage points more likely to be registered to vote upon graduation and 12 percentage points more likely to vote in a presidential election.

Our high school choice app, the NYC High School Application Guide, was recently profiled by The 74 Million. This app, which can be used on a desktop, tablet, or smartphone, was developed by the Heckscher Family Foundation for Children in collaboration with our team.