Student Performance

Activities Publications Webinars

Even with concrete indicators -- test schores, school quality ratings, graudation rates, college enrollment -- it can be difficult to understand and describe the state of local schools. NNIP partners have analyzed the links between test scores and other data and brought this information to light using online data visualization tools.
Related Activities:
Even Low Levels of Lead Exposure In Children Can Cause Permanent Damage
March 8, 2016
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


At what level does lead exposure become dangerous for children? Dr. Robert Fischer, Co-Director of the Poverty Center, and Dr. Elizabeth Anthony, Research Assistant... [read more]

Attending Cleveland Preschools Increases Third Grade Reading Proficiency
February 10, 2016
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


The Poverty Center's co-director, Dr. Rob Fischer, was interviewed for an article by the Cleveland Plain Dealer from February 1st, titled "Cleveland... [read more]

Impact of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice on Future Youth Outcomes
November 6, 2015
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


On November 5, 2015, Dr. Claudia Coulton presented the talk "Exploring the Impact of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Involvement on Future... [read more]

Lead Exposure in Seventy-Eight Percent of Children in Cuyahoga Universal Pre-K
November 4, 2015
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


In an editorial to the Cleveland Plain Dealer on November 1, Poverty Center Co-Director Dr. Rob Fischer discussed the magnitude of the... [read more]

Lead Poisoning Makes Education Harder
November 3, 2015
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


In the series "Toxic Neglect", the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been running stories on the problems of lead poisoning on young children. Dr. Robert Fischer, co-director of the Poverty... [read more]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles
June 5, 2015
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


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The Importance of Reducing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades
September 29, 2014
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


In celebration of Attendance Awareness Month, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, The Providence Plan, and the Rhode Island Data  Sharing Project held a special event for educators, policymakers, and... [read more]

One D[etroit] Scorecard and the Southeast Michigan Regional Opportunity Index
May 2014
Data Driven Detroit (D3)   (Detroit)


In May 2014, D3 launched the 2014 One D Scorecard, an online tool that reports on the status of our region through key data indicators in five Priority Areas: Economic Prosperity, Educational... [read more]

SA2020 Data Dashboard, Talent Pipeline Task Force, & Integration Initiative
November 2013
Community Information Now (CINow)   (San Antonio)


SA2020 is a community visioning and collective impact initiative focused on 11 cause areas. CI:Now collects and analyzes the data to... [read more]

Leveraging Integrated Data Systems to Examine the Role of Housing
October 23, 2013
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


How does living amid foreclosures, vacant properties, and declining neighborhood stability affect how well a child does in school? Funded by the... [read more]

Children's Optimal Health launches new website
August 24, 2012
Children's Optimal Health   (Austin*)


Children's Optimal Health is pleased to announce that we have launched a new  website. Many of our maps and all of our published reports are available for download through the site. There is... [read more]

Ohio Student Mobility Research
July 2012 - November 2012
(Inactive) Thoughtwell   (Columbus)


CRP and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute are partnering to conduct research on student mobility in Ohio. This first-of-its-kind research, to be completed by fall 2012, will analyze Ohio Department... [read more]

Providence Recognized as All-American City for Reading Program
July 2, 2012
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


Providence was named an All-America City by the National Civic League on July 2nd based on its ambitious plan to ensure that more children are reading at grade level by the end of third grade. ... [read more]

RI DataHUB - Multi-agency Longitudinal Data System
July 2012
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


The RI DataHUB is a multi-agency longitudinal data system for anyone interested in the well-being of people in Rhode Island. The DataHUB brings together data sets from multiple federal, state and... [read more]

InfoWorks! Education Data
2012
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


InfoWorks is a collaborative effort between the Rhode Island Department of Education and The Providence Plan. The InfoWorks site is designed as user-friendly, easily accessible resource for anyone... [read more]

CI:Now wins Kronkosky Charitable Foundation grant
June 2012
Community Information Now (CINow)   (San Antonio)


CI:Now was awarded a one-year $50,000 operating grant from the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation to support child data integration and... [read more]

Sacramento County Children's Report Card 2011 Action Briefs
October 2011
(Inactive) Community Link Capital Region   (Sacramento)


Community Link and the Sacramento County Children’s Coalition are in the process of producing a new series of “Action Briefs” that target specific areas of concern for children, youth and young... [read more]

Urban Strategies Council Provides Analysis to African American Male Achievement Initiative
2010 - 2012
Urban Strategies Council   (Oakland)


In late 2010, the Urban Strategies Council and Oakland Unified School District, in partnership with the East Bay Community Foundation, launched a bold new initiative aimed at addressing the... [read more]

Full Service Community Schools Strategic Planning for Oakland Unified School District
2010 - 2011
Urban Strategies Council   (Oakland)


Urban Strategies Council facilitated, with the Oakland Unified School District, a nine-month planning process with the multi-stakeholder Full Service Community Task Force.  We produced a... [read more]

Related Publications:
(Inactive) Child and Family Policy Center
Des Moines
Excellence and Equity: Closing the Acheivement Gap in Des Moines Public Schools
April 1, 2004
Report - By: Charles Bruner; Syed Noor Tirmizi
PDF
(Inactive) Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Chattanooga
Reading in Hamilton County 2003
December 31, 2003
Report - By: Teletha L. McJunkin; Ione Farrar
PDF
(Inactive) The Providence Plan
Providence
Development and Use of Neighborhood Health Analysis: Residential Mobility in Context
October 30, 2002
Report - By: The Providence Plan
PDF
(Inactive) The Providence Plan
Providence
Development and Use of Neighborhood Health Analysis: Residential Mobility in Context
October 30, 2002
Report - By: The Providence Plan
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Related Webinars:
African American Male Achievement in OUSD: An Overview

Speaker: Junious Wiliams; Steve Spiker; Tony Smith, OUSD Superintendent; Chris Chatmon, ED for African American Male Achievement at OUSD


On May 30th at 10am Pacific, Urban Strategies Council and the Oakland Unified School... [read more]



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Data Drives Development of Reading Initiative
August 29, 2011

The Ochs Center, formally known as the Community Research Council (CRC), in Chattanooga, TN provided support for the development of Hamilton County’s Reading Initiative.4 At the request of the...

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Review of Test Score Data Prompts Changes in Schools
August 29, 2011

The Piton Foundation and the Colorado Children’s Campaign’s analysis of test scores in Denver schools revealed that improvements in schools’ test scores have been overstated in State reports. The...

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