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Neighborhood Schools?: Assessing the Changing Relationship Between the Demographics of New York City?s Public Elementary Schools and their Surrounding Neighborhoods Between 1990 and 2000… 1990 and 2000 census and the New York State Department of Education, the Capstone team analyzed the extent to which …
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Evaluation of "Where Women Have No Doctor" and "A Book for Midwives"The Hesperian Foundation publishes books and educational materials that empower the world's poor to take greater control over their health and their lives. The Capstone team partnered with the Hesperian Foundation to evaluate two of their publications, …
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A Decade of Voter Identification Laws: The Effect of Stricter Requirements on TurnoutSince 2000, about half of the states have strengthened voter identification requirements, ostensibly to prevent election fraud. Critics assert that these laws fail to increase the integrity of elections and depress turnout by creating a barrier to voting …
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Feasibility Study on Entrepreneurship Training Program in TanzaniaThe World Institute of Leadership and Management in Africa (WILMA) endeavors to promote development in Africa by increasing the capacity of local leadership for entrepreneurial and community projects. The Capstone team analyzed the feasibility of an …
Capstone Projects
Assessing Capacity to Draw Tech Companies to the BronxBronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. occupies an independently elected countywide office that monitors the administration of City services in the Bronx and engages in strategic planning for economic development of the borough. The Office of the Bronx …
Faculty Profile
Margaret Egan… reform across the criminal justice, social justice, and education sectors. She currently serves as chief operating …
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International Student Engagement… and help others better understand the value of the Wagner education. Learn more Volunteer Now … belonging in order to reclaim the value of love in education and action. Global Spiritual Life develops programs … a more inclusive future. Center for Multicultural Education and Programs The Center for Multicultural …
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Evaluating the Impact of the Virtual Classroom Program… productive lives, with a particular focus on health and education. One primary initiative of Ek Kadam Aur is a …
News
WagTalks: Presidential Policy — Dean Glied on Healthcare Coverage… Previous topics include: Migration and Immigration Public Education Nonprofits Watch the entire series …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Brian Edward Libed (EMPA)Name: Brian Edward Libed Hometown: I was born and grew up in Manila, Philippines; I have lived in New York for most of my life. NYU Wagner Program/Specialization: Executive Master of Public Administration—Nurse Leader Current employment: Certified Home …
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Wagner community welcomes Bill de Blasio as its 2023 Marnold Visiting FellowNYU Wagner faculty, adjuncts, and staff gathered at the Puck Building last night to welcome former New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, who joined NYU Wagner this spring as a 2023 Marnold Visiting Fellow. During his time with us, de Blasio will host …
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State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, 2012… market conditions, population demographics, and health, education, and crime indicators. Where data are available, …
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Tax Filing and Take-up: Experimental Evidence on Tax Preparation Outreach and Benefit ClaimingThe U.S. federal government, states, and non-profits all devote substantial resources to increasing take-up of refundable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) through educational outreach. We study a different …
Capstone Projects
EXPANDING AN ONLINE MATCHING PLATFORMBoardStrong’s mission is to help nonprofits achieve the highest standards of board leadership, governance, and oversight through board training, consultation, and the provision of educational resources. BoardStrong currently has an online matching …
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Moses Mansu (MPA 2000)… of health, one of the key drivers of inequity is education. A good education can lead to well-paying employment, which in turn … being poorly equipped for a successful post-secondary education life—and many drop out without completing high …
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Is Micro Too Small? Microcredit vs. SME Finance… customers, typical SME employees in Bangladesh have more education and professional skills, and live in households …
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Neighborhood Poverty I: Context and Consequences for ChildrenDrawing from national and city-based sources, Volume I reports the empirical evidence concerning the relationship between children and community. As the essays demonstrate, poverty entails a host of problems that affects the quality of educational, …
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The Role of Cities in Providing Housing Assistance: A New York Perspective… well as the role of the nonprofit sector in providing K-12 education. Of interest to the fields of public finance, urban …
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The Impact of School Reform on Student Performance: Evidence from the New York Network for School Renewal Project… inexpensive administrative data can be used to evaluate education reforms. …
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Vanessa L. Deane to serve as Visiting Professor of Urban Planning at Sorbonne Université in Paris, France… arts. Its globally recognized stature and contributions to education have drawn praise from France’s Minister of Higher Education and Research and League of European Research …
Faculty Profile
Kris Mordecai… Financial management & budgeting Strategic planning Education: New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate …
Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING ARGUMENTS AND STRATEGIC MESSAGING TO KEEP PRIMARY ELECTIONS OPENOpen Primaries is a nonprofit organization with a mission to advocate for open and nonpartisan primary election systems, educate voters, counter efforts to impose closed primaries, and build local, state, and national coalitions. The organization engaged …
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Has falling crime invited gentrification?Since the early 1990s, central city crime has fallen dramatically in the United States. We explore the extent to which this trend may have contributed to gentrification. Using confidential census microdata, we show that reductions in central city violent …
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Online MHA Program Objectives… with leaders across sectors—including housing, education, transportation, and others—to reduce disparities …