Happy Back to School!

As local students and families adjust to the school routine, I wanted to call attention to a couple of education-related items on our site:

• Community Indicators K-12 Education category is a How-To Guide for the New York State Department of Education dashboard. All school districts in our region are included on the dashboard!

• Check out Brain Food with the Education tag, including a Guest Post from Dr. Tyana Velazquez-Smith

• Check out education resources from national organizations under Resources, including:

  • The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University is a great resources for interactive data tools and research, including the 2019 to 2023 Education Recovery Explorer. See also related article published in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/upshot/a-better-way-to-compare-public-schools.html and https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/01/upshot/learning-loss-school-districts.html

  • The Education Data Initiative is a wealth of information on a range of topics including financial aid statistics, student loan debt, and education spending statistics.

Enjoy some Brain Food to kick off the 2024-2025 school year!