With large portions of public tax dollars being spent on our nation’s schools, one question often asked by researchers, lawmakers and parents is: “How much of the money spent on schools makes it into the classroom?”
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The National Center for Education Statistics released updates for two highly-utilized data sets at the beginning of 2017. The Commons has incorporated updates to Free and Reduced Price Lunch and Majority Minority Schools and they are now available to map alone or alongside other data.
The SAIPE program produces the only source of single-year statistics of childhood poverty for the nation’s more than 13,000 public school districts.
Mapping Student Achievement in Areas of Poverty
February 1, 2017
Students who grow up in poverty are less likely to complete higher education, more likely to live in single parent households, experience poorer health outcomes, and rely more on public assistance. While achievement gaps among races have narrowed, achievement gaps between poor and non poor are widening.
Seven Things You Should Know About Childhood Poverty
January 3, 2017
For millions of poor children, the United States is not the land of opportunity. Childhood poverty can have lifelong consequences, affecting future health, education, earnings, and more.
Mapping Access to Higher Education in Rural Areas
December 15, 2016
For high school students across America, the process of deciding where to go for college can seem daunting. But there’s another consideration students in more rural parts of America ask: “What’s nearby?”
Community Commons is excited to announce a new partnership with America’s Promise Alliance, an interdisciplinary alliance that works to improve the well-being of youth across the US, and its research institute, Center for Promise, housed at Boston University through their […]
Data Viz of the Week: 3 Ways to Map Summer Food Programs
June 16, 2016
When school lets out for the summer, it’s a time for celebration and warmer weather. But for some kids, it can also become a season of hunger.
Member Spotlight: Using the Commons to Build Community
June 14, 2016
Samantha Denker works with Americorps in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Through Community Commons’ mapping tools, Denker has been able to see what aspects of the community needs improving.
Maps don’t always tell the whole story. In this week’s data viz, team member Jamie Kleinsorge explores physical education requirements and highlights how sometimes, you have to check the source to really understand what the data is telling you.