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Evaluating the Impact of the Virtual Classroom Program… Nepal. Ek Kadam Aur enlisted a Capstone team to conduct an impact evaluation assessment of this program across three partner high schools to measure impact on students’ personal confidence and academic … Evaluating the Impact of the Virtual Classroom Program …
News
Senator Schumer Delivers Major Policy Speech at NYU WagnerDelivering a major policy speech at NYU Wagner, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called August 11 for creating a development authority to marshal the federal funds, financing, and bipartisan political will necessary to replace the pair of …
Capstone Projects
The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic Fatalities… The Capstone team measured the impact of variations in the vehicle population across the … The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic Fatalities …
Capstone Projects
The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic Fatalities… The Capstone team measured the impact of variations in the vehicle population across the … The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic Fatalities …
Publication
Infrastructure Impacts and Adaptation ChallengesCreating an overall climate change adaptation strategy for urban infrastructure poses considerable conceptual and operational challenges. An understanding of the characteristics of a city's infrastructure that make it particularly vulnerable to the …
News
Seven NYU Wagner Alumni Named to 2025 Brooklyn Power 100 In City & State’s annual homage to the borough’s standouts in business, politics, public service and more, seven NYU Wagner were named to the 2025 Brooklyn Power 100. 19. Randy Peers (MPA 2005), President and CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Peers …
Capstone Projects
Opportunity Zones: Impact Metrics and Policy Incentives… engaged the Capstone team to define and refine social impact metrics and analyze policies and programs in various … utilized existing frameworks and methodologies from the US Impact Investing Alliance, BEECK Center, and IRIS+ to … in Opportunity Zones. The team’s findings resulted in an impact indicator catalog and a final comprehensive report …
Faculty Profile
Beth C. WeitzmanBeth C. Weitzman is the former Vice Dean at NYU Steinhardt, where she is also Professor of Health and Public Policy. Prior to her joining the Steinhardt School in 2009, Dr. Weitzman spent more than 20 years on the faculty at NYU's Wagner Graduate School. …
Faculty Profile
Louise HarpmanLouise Harpman is the founder and principal of Louise Harpman__PROJECTS whose work includes architectural design, urban design, mapping, and research. She is the director of the zeroMicro™ applied research consortium, focusing on net zero energy buildings …
Publication
Economic Development Impacts of High-speed RailHigh-speed rail lines have been built and proposed in numerous countries throughout the world. The advantages of such lines are a higher quality of service than competing modes (air, bus, auto, conventional rail), potentially faster point-to-point times …
News
WagTalks: Presidential Policy — The Impact on Nonprofits with Jamie Levine Daniel… Levine Daniel delves into the federal administration's impact on nonprofit organizations. **Note: this video was … WagTalks: Presidential Policy — The Impact on Nonprofits with Jamie Levine Daniel …
Publication
Not so Fast: The Realities of Impact Investing… of 2010, the Indian microfinance sector was a hotspot for impact investors. The promise of impact investing could be seen in the number of investors … the achievements and challenges in India hold lessons for impact investors. Impact investing has been widely touted, …
Capstone Projects
UNDERSTANDING RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTING … of six organizations—Toniic, Confluence Philanthropy, The ImPact, Intentional Endowments Network, Impact Capital Managers, and American Sustainable Business … clients seeking to increase the positive racial equity impact of their social impact investments. The Collaborative …
News
Black families, regardless of wealth, face disproportionate risks in childbirth… on the effects of racism on childbirth as well as its impact on the health of Black women and babies before they … on the changing role of the Medicaid program and its impact on access to healthcare and health. …
Publication
The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods… and neighborhood variations, this paper examines the impact that almost 14,000 units of supportive housing created … The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods …
Capstone Projects
IMPACT OF SCHOOL REOPENINGS ON WORKING MOTHERS’ FINANCIAL DISTRESS… school reopenings did not have a statistically significant impact on the financial distress of working mothers. However, … an absence of childcare infrastructure can have a lasting impact on the financial distress of working mothers and that the impact may be worse for those with a lower socioeconomic …
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Mapping and Quantifying Social Impact in the Handworker Economy … team also prepared a framework for measuring the social impact of compliance certification. These deliverables … Nest with information about human and environmental impact that can be utilized during negotiations with brands … Mapping and Quantifying Social Impact in the Handworker Economy …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating the Impact of a Financial Literacy Intervention… recommendations for improving the program and scaling its impact. Esusu plans to use this tool to guide its growth, … Evaluating the Impact of a Financial Literacy Intervention …
Capstone Projects
The Impact of Remittances on Crime Rates in M?xico… Capstone provides a framework for understanding the impact of remittance flows on the social and economic lives … have been put to productive use by looking at their impact on the municipal level, specifically by measuring … The Impact of Remittances on Crime Rates in M?xico …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Measurable and Impactful Grant-Making Process… and award amounts, distributing funds, or measuring impact. Victory Housing enlisted a Capstone team to develop a … Housing to conduct systematic grant-making, assess the impact of these grants, and leverage their successes toward …
Capstone Projects
AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATE… loss of these protections is associated with a negative impact on labor markets. The team’s final report details the … AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATE …
Publication
Government by the People: Structure, Action, and Impact… The current edition is subtitled, "Structure, Action, and Impact" as part of a broad rewrite designed to emphasize the … Government by the People: Structure, Action, and Impact …
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATE… and quantity of PE instruction in schools has a positive impact on student achievement and school climate. The Team … describing an initial examination of the causal impact of improved PE on student achievement and school … AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATE …