Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools

An Assessment of the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative

by William R. JohnstonJohn EngbergIsaac M. OpperLisa Sontag-PadillaLea Xenakis

With the launch of the New York City Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) in 2014, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has increased its focus on the implementation of a holistic strategy of education reform to address the social consequences of poverty as a means to improving student outcomes. NYC-CS is a strategy to organize resources in schools and share leadership among stakeholders so that academics, health and wellness, youth development, and family engagement are integrated into the fabric of each school. New York City is implementing this strategy at a scale unmatched nationally. Read the rest of the study here.