This page contains a comprehensive list of the broad range of projects the Institute is currently working on grouped by work area.
Creating Smart Education Systems
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Voices in Urban Education (AISR quarterly journal)
A “roundtable-in-print” offering diverse viewpoints on topics central to improving urban schools and building smart education systems
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Emerging Knowledge ForumAn annual invitational conference to highlight innovative and cutting-edge approaches to the challenges of improving urban education
District Redesign and Leadership
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Leadership Transition ReviewsSupports, including meta-reviews of previous studies and a self-study process, to help districts prepare for successful transitions
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Community Organizing and Engagement
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Research and Policy
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Education Policy for Action Series A six-part series of public conversations and research studies to investigate key issues facing New York City’s schools and propose policy changes to address them.
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Education Data and AnalysisAnalyses of data on NYC schools (compiled from publicly available databases) to support arguments for effective change in education policy
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Grassroots Community and Youth OrganizingAERA Speical Interest Group that fosters research that examines organizing efforts that affect school improvement and educational equity, youth development, community/democratic revitalization and social justice
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