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Elisabeth Young… to concrete skills in diverse areas. Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As Program Director I oversee the two programs MindCatcher Education offers. One program connects education leaders of color to an 11-month cohort experience …
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Our Diverse Student & Faculty Community… Membership Organizations, 20% Other (insurance, higher education, academia) Race/Ethnicity: 56% White, 17% Asian, … for the next step? Apply Now … Demographic Information About Our Students … Demographic Information About Our Faculty … Our Diverse Student & Faculty Community …
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Tax Filing and Take-up: Experimental Evidence on Tax Preparation Outreach and Benefit Claiming… In a large field experiment, we find that IRS letters about free tax preparation modestly increased filing, with a …
Alumni In Action
Scott Clarke… “government’s lack of success in improving the quality of education despite having spent huge sums of money.” However, … So I just met people and soaked up all they had to say about what they actually needed and how they thought about things so that I could partner with them effectively …
Alumni In Action
Dan Suraci… ever before, and it is critical to educate communities about the opportunities, benefits and obstacles of the new …
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We All Want It, but We Don't Know What It Is: Toward a Standard of Affordability for Health Insurance Premiums… We find that there was considerable disagreement about how affordability is defined. There was also disagreement about what might be included in an affordability standard, … with substantive debate surrounding whether savings, debt, education, or single parenthood is relevant. There was also …
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Planning for Opportunity: How Planners Can Expand Access to Affordable Opportunity Bargain Areas… for planners is difficult. There is little consensus about how to operationalize neighborhood opportunity, and … opportunity areas. We offer concrete guidance to planners about how to best overcome these barriers. We argue for a …
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Student Spotlight: Sita Goetschius (MPA 2023)… I was motivated to attend Wagner because I wanted to think about issues on a systematic scale. Wagner has a top-tier … context of serving New York City. I’ve loved working in education and supporting fellow students from marginalized … gave me the framework and toolkit to think critically about solutions through the lens of serving the public.  …
Capstone Projects
Community Connections Program Evaluation… sectors offering participants an opportunity to learn both about their professional field and US culture. The program …
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STRATEGIES TO INCREASE UTILIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM… online reporting, the team developed persuasive messaging about the reporting system to encourage its utilization. The … accessibility of the online system and guidance on public education and outreach strategies to support increased use of …
Alumni In Action
Eric Kim… I wanted a school that offered a practical, real-world education that I could also fit into my full-time work … graduation he was kind enough to give me a heads up about some full-time openings. Having that networked … provinces - I also spent a few years at Fitch covering education and non-profit institutions like universities, …
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PHD Application Checklist… program, your interest in NYU Wagner, and how your education and work experience qualify you for admission. We … degree(s) earned.  We encourage you to include information about the following additional activities: Academic and … the program each year? Admission is typically offered to about 8-10 students in an effort to have an entering cohort …
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Justice for Janitors: How immigrants are organizing for worker rights… enable workers to overcome fear and apathy, speak out about low-pay and workplace mistreatment, join or form unions … Their strategies include the following: Educate Workers About Their Right to Organize: Organizers must help the …
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Student Spotlight: Joshua Yoo (MSPP)… Red Cross – Community Relations   1. Tell us about yourself: My name is Joshua Yoo, and I am an MSPP … with my students, I wanted to play a larger role in education reform, which is why I decided to study public … us to practice meaningfully in class. 4. What is something about your identity that has impacted the way you approach …
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The IRB Initiative… and doesn't fall under IRB purview , and clarification about what it means for research to be "exempt" from the … projects. Teaching Material Here are resources on teaching about ethics and teaching about the IRB system. Professional Ethics: Beyond the IRB …
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Student Spotlight: My Nguyen (MPA 2024)… for a brighter, more equitable future. Can you share a bit about yourself and what motivated you to attend a school of … Research and Leadership as well as the NYC Department of Education. How have those experiences enhanced your … of who I am advocating for and why. What do you enjoy most about your role as co-chair of the First-Generation Student …
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A critical Review of Race and Ethnicity in the Leadership Literature: Surfacing Context, Power and the Collective Dimensions of Leadership.… human condition as it pertains to leadership. Yet insights about the leadership experience of people of color from context-rich research within education, communications and black studies remain marginal …
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Political Knowledge and Misinformation in the Era of Social Media: Evidence From the 2015 UK Election… knowledge. Twitter use led to higher levels of knowledge about politics and public affairs, as information from news …
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Streamlining Soup Kitchen Operations… establishing a soup kitchen-based educational initiative about healthy food choices, and instituting a tracking system …
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The Fiscal Effects of Immigration on Local Governments: Revisiting the Mariel Boatlift… questions, yet there remains considerable disagreement about its short- and long-term consequences. This paper … Using a synthetic control design, I find that per-pupil education costs increased in Miami in the aftermath of the …
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Does Municipally Subsidized Housing Improve School Quality? Evidence from New York City… Methods: Using data from the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and the New York City Department of Housing … reassurance to policymakers and planners who are concerned about the spillover effects of subsidized, citywide … with an increase in subsidized owner-occupancy bringing about improvements in neighborhood school quality. … …
Alumni In Action
Anjali Singh-Code… graduate school?  I could tell Wagner was more than just about getting a degree - it was about becoming a part of a community of people who wanted to … student I met had different interests - global health, education, international development - but the common thread …
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Samuel Filler… and administrative professionals was my favorite part about Wagner.  I made lifelong friends and mentors by … willing to meet for lunch or coffee, and share reflections about their personal journeys and career paths.  Our alumni … the alumni network is the greatest value-add from a Wagner education. … Samuel … Filler … Samuel Filler …
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In Memoriam: Professor Dennis C. Smith… government agencies and nonprofits to improve outcomes in education, public health, and poverty alleviation. Dennis … the skills they need to make a difference and bring about enduring change on issues that matter. Dennis most … standard for the issues, and people, he so deeply cared about. … In Memoriam: Professor Dennis C. Smith …
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