Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

Our Objective

The NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools (NYU Metro Center) is a comprehensive, university-based center providing research, professional learning services and supporting equity-focused, evidence-based innovations in educational research and programming. NYU Metro Center’s commitment to educational equity and school transformation, brings together scholars, educators, and innovators from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on projects to improve educational access and opportunity. NYU Metro Center focuses on driving equity in school settings--especially when confronting issues of race, gender, gender identity, national origin, socioeconomic status, and other identities historically marginalized in educational spaces.

Our Impact

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Years

Of Community-Facing Research to Practice Partnerships in 2023 and 2024

 

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Education Leaders

Supported by NYU Metro Center in 2023 and 2024

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Teachers

Supported by NYU Metro Center in 2023 and 2024

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Parents

Supported by NYU Metro Center in 2023 and 2024

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Students

Students Directly Served by NYU Metro Center’s Student-Facing Programs and Partnerships in 2023 and 2024

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Presentations and Trainings

to Local, Statewide, National, and International Conferences, Summits, and Convenings in 2023-2024.

Our Commitment

NYU Metro Center is committed to providing assistance and mobilizing resources to address educational inequity, segregation, disproportionality, discrimination, and social injustice. NYU Metro Center’s work falls into five categories: 1) scholarly research conducted by in-house researchers and faculty affiliates; 2) technical assistance to districts and schools; 3) professional learning programs for teachers and leaders; 4) applied research and evaluation of district and school, and community-based programs; and 5) youth development programs.

What's Happening at NYU Metro Center

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2027 Equity Now: The Fabric of Belonging

Don't miss the EQUITY NOW conference on Friday, May 21, 2027! Join us for a full day of elevation, celebration, community building, networking, and collaborative learning.

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Events

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Thursday, November 12

New Ground Culturally Responsive Curriculum Training

Join NYU Metro Center on Thursday, November 12, 5:30-7:00pm to engage in an exciting training on New Ground Culturally Responsive Curriculum.

5:30 pm - 7 pm ET
Online Event

Metro Center Perspectives

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Cultivating New Ground in Culturally Responsive Curriculum

In this blog post, researcher Dr. Leah Q. Peoples and Innovations in Equity and Systemic Change (IESC)’s Senior Equity Associate, Dr. Andolyn Brown share a historical overview of representation in curriculum. Throughout the text, Drs. Peoples & Brown contrast “Old Ground” curriculum, the superficial and stereotyped portrayals of marginalized groups, with “New Ground” curriculum, which seeks a more comprehensive representation and the inclusion of intersecting identities. In addition to highlighting NYU Metro Center’s forthcoming report, “Cultivating New Ground: Shifts Towards Culturally Responsive Curriculum”. (June 2026)
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The Contradictions and Intersections Between Education and Incarceration

As guest editors of the latest issue of NYU Metro Center’s Voices in Urban Education (VUE), titled "Abolitionist Praxis and Education Across Prison Walls," the New York University Prison Education Program (NYU PEP) team shares their collective thoughts about the contradictions and intersections between education and incarceration.

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Voices in Urban Education

VUE is an open-access journal published twice annually and endeavors to serve as a “roundtable-in-print” by bringing together diverse education stakeholders with a wide range of viewpoints, including leading education writers and thinkers, as well as essential but frequently underrepresented voices in educational scholarship, such as students, parents, teachers, activists, and community members.

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