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Direct linkSchwartz, Amy Ellen; Stiefel, Leanna – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2004
In New York City, where almost 14% of elementary school pupils are foreign-born and roughly half these are "recent immigrants," the impact of immigrant students on school resources may be important. While immigrant advocates worry about inequitable treatment of immigrant students, others worry that immigrants drain resources from…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Educational Needs, Urban Schools, Immigrants
Kim, Dae Yeop; Zabel, Jeffrey E.; Stiefel, Leanna; Schwartz, Amy Ellen – Peabody Journal of Education, 2006
State and federal accountability reforms are putting considerable pressure on schools to increase the achievement of historically low-performing groups of students and to close test score gaps. In this article, we exploit the differences among the large number of elementary schools in New York City to examine how much schools vary in the…
Descriptors: White Students, Scores, Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement
Download full textStiefel, Leanna; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Iatarola, Patrice; Fruchter, Norm – 2000
This study examines the academic performance of students in New York City's elementary and middle schools, investigating variations across grades and schools and documenting differences in student and teacher characteristics and the pattern and level of expenditure between low, middle, and high performing schools. The study reports averages of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Educational Finance, Elementary Education
Conger, Dylan; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Stiefel, Leanna – 2003
This report describes the demographic characteristics and educational experiences of immigrant students in New York City's elementary and middle schools. Immigrants comprise a substantial share of the elementary and middle school student body. Far more immigrant than native-born students are limited English proficient (LEP) and Asian, and far…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Enrollment Trends
Stiefel, Leanna; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Conger, Dylan – 2003
This report describes demographic characteristics and educational experiences of New York City's elementary and middle school students by English language proficiency and home language. It compares the characteristics and achievement of students who are limited English proficiency (LEP), most of whom: live in homes where a language other than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students
Ellen, Ingrid Gould; O'Regan, Katherine; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Stiefel, Leanna – 2001
This study examines the degree to which New York City's immigrant students are segregated and how segregation varies across groups with differing language skills and from different countries. It notes how schools attended by immigrant students differed by student characteristics, teachers, and funding levels. After reviewing the literature on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
