
Nov. 22, 2022
Teacher Salaries in the Mountain West, 2019 - 2021
Publication Date: November 2022
Author: Corryn Richardson, Joshua Padilla, Hira Ahmed, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet examines state-level data of teacher salary benchmarks from the National Education Association, a labor union representing public school teachers and other education faculty in the U.S. Data are…

Aug. 31, 2022
Public Charter and District Public Schools in the Mountain West, 2019-2021
Publication Date: August 2022
Author: Zachary Billot, Kristian Thymianos, Vanessa Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet explores data from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) report, “Voting With Their Feet: A State-Level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Trends.” Specifically, we…

May. 13, 2022
State School Finance in the Mountain West, 2019
Publication Date: May 2022
Author: Kristian Thymianos, Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet examines K-12 school finance indicators drawing from an original report by Albert Shanker Institute and Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. These indicators show whether states are funding school districts to national standards. This…

Aug. 6, 2021
Student and Teacher Diversity in the Mountain West
Publication Date: August 2021
Author: Marie A. Falcone, Guadalupe De La Rosa, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights public K-12 teacher and student diversity in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. We explore data from Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero’s “Mountain West states face growing teacher…

Jun. 14, 2021
K-12 Discipline Disparities in the Six Largest U.S. School Districts
Publication Date: June 2021
Author: Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights K-12 school discipline disparities by race in the six largest school districts in the United States. The districts include New York City Public Schools, NY; Los Angeles Unified, CA; Chicago Public Schools, IL; (…

Dec. 10, 2020
The Six Largest Public School Districts in the U.S.
Publication Date: December 2020
Author: Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Magdalena Martinez
Abstract: This fact sheet examines the student enrollment of the six largest school districts in the United States. The following school districts are included based on enrollment data for the 2015-2016 school year: New York…

Aug. 18, 2020
COVID-19: The Risk of Reopening Nevada Schools
Publication Date: August 2020
Author: Caitlin J. Saladino, Madison Frazee-Bench, Yanneli Llamas, Magdalena Martinez, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on Nevada schools, drawing from the New York Times report, “The risk that students could arrive at school with the Coronavirus,” published on July 31, 2020. Various risk scenarios are presented based on…

Jun. 1, 2015
2015 College Application Month: Clark County School District
Project Description
In partnership with GoToCollegeNevada.org and the American College Application Campaign, this research project aimed to provide key data on the college-going culture in Nevada. The purpose of this research project was to collect survey data aimed at examining a group of Nevada high schools and their students’ aspirations, college plans, and perceptions of school and family…

Jun. 1, 2014
2014 College Application Week: Clark County School District
Project Description
In partnership with GoToCollegeNevada.org and the American College Application Campaign, this research project aimed to provide key data on the college-going culture in Nevada. The purpose of this research project was to collect survey data aimed at examining a group of Nevada high schools and their students’ aspirations, college plans, and perceptions of school and family…