Segregation in New York City Schools and Ongoing Challenges to the American Schooling Dream

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session will present papers on a series of critical issues related to segregation and inequity in the nation’s largest public school system, New York City. We begin by investigating access to high-quality pre-kindergarten in different communities and the evolution of the achievement gap in elementary school for Black and Hispanic students broadly, but also specifically among the highest achievers. We then explore socioeconomic mobility for students transitioning from middle to high school. Finally, we analyze the within-school concentrations of students with unique housing arrangements: those in shelters or public housing. Overall, this session expands understandings of segregation by looking further at how neighborhood characteristics (crime, income, and housing) impact schooling.

Sub Unit

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools

Chair

• Leanna Stiefel, New York University

Papers

• Distribution of High-Quality Pre-K - Sarita Subramanian, New York City Independent Budget Office

• How Schools and Neighborhoods Shape Achievement Gaps - Joydeep Roy, Independent Budget Office & Columbia University

• Impact of Transition to High School on Socioeconomic Integration - Stephanie Kranes, NYC Independent Budget Office

• Concentration of Homeless Students Across New York City Schools - Liza Pappas, The New York City Independent Budget Office