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The Expanding Landscape of Career-Connected Learning in New York City

This report examines two new career-connected learning (CCL) initiatives: Future Ready NYC (FRNYC) and the Career Readiness and Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) program. It outlines their design and goals, alongside those of longstanding Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, and describes how the adoption and rapid spread of these initiatives have changed the landscape of CCL offerings citywide.

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Equity Indicators: How Does Access to Advanced Coursework Vary Between and Within NYC Middle and High Schools?

This spotlight examines patterns of advanced course-taking within NYC middle and high schools, including interactive graphics that reveal disparities associated with race/ethnicity, neighborhood income, IEP status, English Learner status, and gender.

Career-Connected Learning in NYC

How can research help shape the future of Career-Connected Learning in NYC? This article examines emerging evidence, recent policy shifts, and what the new Mayoral administration can do to strengthen one of the nation’s most ambitious CCL systems.

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The Research Alliance's Youth Advisory Council helps us set research priorities, develop studies, and interpret findings, while also building students' leadership and data literacy skills.

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Measuring Educational Equity Within Schools

Earlier Equity Indicators posts examined students’ access to high-opportunity learning environments. This new series looks at differences both across and within NYC middle and high schools, focusing on advanced course-taking, school climate perceptions, and suspension rates.

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The Research Alliance continues to launch new work exploring topics ranging from teacher leader diversity to supplemental digital math lessons and the experiences of doubled-up homeless students. Read more about what's new at the Research Alliance.

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Come See Us at AERA and AEFP!

The Research Alliance will be sharing new work at two major national conferences this spring. Join us at AEFP in Chicago and AERA in Los Angeles, where our team will present research on teacher diversity, culturally responsive computer science education, digital learning, and college and career advising.

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Research Alliance 2025 Year in Review

In a challenging year for education, the Research Alliance continued to produce rigorous, relevant evidence that informed decisions throughout the NYC public school system. As the year draws to a close, we're reflecting on our collective accomplishments and the collaborative relationships that will sustain us in the year ahead.

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Learning from NYC’s Expansive CS4All Initiative

Between 2016 and 2024, the Research Alliance conducted an in-depth evaluation of New York City’s Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative. The study highlighted both successes and challenges, providing crucial information that district leaders used to refine the initiative over time. Read more.

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The Research Alliance for New York City Schools conducts rigorous studies on topics that matter to the city’s public schools. We strive to advance equity and excellence in education by providing nonpartisan evidence about policies and practices that promote students' development and academic success.  


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