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…

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…

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; (…

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…

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…

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…

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…