In a new Spotlight post at the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, we summarize our recent work examining peer continuity from middle to high school in NYC. You can read my co-author Nick Mark’s summary tweet thread here.
Read MoreWPLN story on PEER grant addressing disparities in advanced coursework
WPLN reported on our new partnership grant that will address disparities in advanced coursework participation and success in Nashville public schools.
Read MoreNashville PEER receives grant from the WT Grant Foundation
Nashville PEER has received a $650,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to study early post-secondary course opportunities (EPSOs) in Metro Nashville Public Schools and to design solutions for addressing inequalities. Our team will work closely with MNPS to better understand the nature of disparities in EPSO participation and success, and to design and test interventions for reducing them.
Read MoreNew NBER working paper on informational interventions for school choice
Our research team released a new NBER working paper reporting results from our “at-scale” informational interventions for high school choice in New York City. You can read my co-author Sarah Cohodes’ Twitter summary here.
Read MoreChalkbeat article on the future of zoned priorities in NYC
In this Chalkbeat NYC article, I weigh in on the future of high school zone priorities in NYC. There aren't many left--only about 10% of students are admitted to zoned programs--but they remain important in a few parts of the city.
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