The Research Alliance team has a strong track record of designing and implementing studies that make a difference for education policy and practice. We engage a wide array of partners in our work, including the NYC Department of Education, youth-serving nonprofits across the City, and colleagues at NYU and other universities and research institutions. We benefit from the guidance and input of a Steering Committee that represents a range of key stakeholder perspectives.
Research Alliance Staff
In addition to our experience as researchers, many members of our team have served as classroom teachers—which informs the questions we ask, the methods we use, and the way we communicate about our findings.
Partners
The Research Alliance collaborates with practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to advance a more comprehensive body of rigorous, relevant research.
Steering Committee
The Research Alliance Steering Committee provides guidance about our goals and research agenda and feedback on our work.
Executive Director's Note
Drawing on lessons from two decades of reform, Dr. Cheri Fancsali underscores how access to independent, transparent data has helped identify what works—and what doesn’t—for students across New York City. At a time when federal investments in education research are being rolled back, this post issues a clear warning: without data and evidence, the progress we've made is threatened, and educators, families, and policymakers will be left flying blind.