Education

NYU Metro Center Addresses Educational Disparities & Empowers Social Justice Advocates with Data-Informed Resources and Hope

2025 finds an increased number of attacks being launched to weaken and curtail the inclusive pedagogies shared in K-12 schools across the country. Amid these efforts to dismantle public education, NYU Metro Center diligently works to share evidence-based innovations, disseminate resources, and empower resistance.

The Evolution of Practice: NYU Metro Center’s Nest Support Project Publishes New Book Highlighting the Impact of the Nest Model from 2012-2024

From the conception of the Nest Model in 2001 to its classroom implementation in 2012 and its current-day progression some twenty years later, a new tome from the Nest Support Project at NYU Metro Center showcases the foundational strategies and ongoing developments of the Nest Model.

NYU Metro Center’s Nest Support Project Creates Dynamic Online Publication to Expand Access to Neurodivergent Affirming Practices

The Nest Support Project at NYU Metro Center develops a new digital platform to amplify autistic voices, share equity themed resources, and disperse inclusive education strategies to school staff, as well as folks looking to change their individual practices. 

NYU Metro Center Reviews Year-End Accomplishments and Unveils New Programming Objectives for the 2025 Calendar Year

NYU Metro Center welcomes the New Year by evaluating the community impact made by their subunit teams in 2024, and sharing a summary of new institutional goals for the 2025 academic year.

NYC Teachers More Likely to Stay at Schools with Principals, Peers of the Same Race/Ethnicity

Led by Luis Rodriguez, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at NYU Steinhardt, researchers found less turnover among Black and White teachers when principals and peers share similar demographics.

Research Alliance 2024 Year in Review

2024 at the Research Alliance saw ongoing and growing collaboration, findings that actively informed education policy and practice, and the launch of critically important new lines of work. Here are a few highlights from our year.

Dr. Cheri Fancsali Featured in CSforALL Article on Broadening Participation in Computer Science

Hear how the Research Alliance’s work is informing more inclusive computer science education. In this new article, Dr. Fancsali shares strategies for fostering school-wide support, empowering teachers, and implementing culturally responsive practices to broaden participation in computing.

NYU Metro Center Researchers Share New Equity-Focused Approach to Summer School at National Education Conference

The Center for Policy, Research, and Evaluation (PRE) at NYU Metro Center presents findings from systems-level equity methodology for summer learning at K-12 schools at 2024 Summer Learning Summit in Washington, DC.

Teaching and Learning Student Amanda Najib Wins Palestine Book Award

“Lana Makes Purple Pizza” is the first children’s book to ever receive this award.

NYU Steinhardt Program Bolsters Underrepresented Groups in Academia

Steinhardt's Faculty First-Look serves as a model across NYU to help minoritized groups learn the unwritten rules of careers in academia.