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Evaluation Design… of the Community for Education Foundation that develops students’ socioemotional skills to help them improve academic … to quantitatively measure its impact and requested a Capstone team to design an evaluation plan and assess program … post-survey results. Using the resources developed by the Capstone team, Overcoming Obstacles will be able to …
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Measuring a Theater Organization’s Impact in Alternative High Schools… nonprofit organization that provides theater programs for students in New York City’s most underserved public schools with the goal of providing students with the confidence and skills to succeed in life … track for high school graduation. Opening Act enlisted a Capstone team to provide recommendations on measuring, …
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Improving the Effectiveness of Gender Mainstreaming Initiatives at UDSM… engagement and research. The Gender Centre requested a Capstone team for a second year to improve external … engagement opportunities. The team interviewed staff and students in Tanzania to understand the current barriers to … a strategic planning resource for the Gender Club to help students communicate its vision and goals, and the actions …
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Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today… and leadership potential of exceptional high school students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. … Now at a critical juncture, LEDA requested that the Capstone team help the organization measure their scholars’ … success, employability, and level of civic engagement. The Capstone team prepared an evaluation framework for future …
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CREATING A SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATOR’S HANDBOOK… development nonprofit that provides arts education to students in underserved communities. BAE’s programming … its Teaching Artists (TA) serve roughly 2,000 high school students at schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan … to achieve this goal. The organization engaged a Capstone team to create a cohesive handbook to help TAs …
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Undergraduate Major in Public Policy… policy skills and tools. Prerequisite Before declaring, students must complete one prerequisite that provide the … credit (AP, IB, etc.) in microeconomics is accepted.] Students are recommended to complete the prerequisite in … Seminar The Senior Seminar (PUBPL-UA 800) serves as a capstone experience for the Public Policy major. Over the …
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2020 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS… to attend NYU Wagner to learn how to best serve her students and organization. While at NYU Wagner, she learned … Accra, Ghana to research plastic waste management with his Capstone teammates on behalf of their client, the United … deans HOWARD NEWMAN AWARD for exemplary work done by a Capstone team …
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Jenni Diaz… set on an MBA program – until I attended Wagner’s Admitted Students’ Day. From the first conversation early that morning … did you find your first post-Wagner job? One of my amazing Capstone teammates was a Fellow at the Taproot Foundation throughout our final year at Wagner. Our Capstone group grew close over the hours we spent together, …
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New York City Public High Schools: School Characteristics and the Demand for Specialized Programs… choice plans, open enrollment, and charter schools. The Capstone team examined New York City's long-standing public … program to gain insight into the choices families and students make when selecting a school. Using regression analysis, the Capstone team estimated the effect of school performance, …
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Blueprint for Growth: Staff Transitions, Program Expansion and Enterprise Resource Planning at the CUNY School of Law… with an outstanding track record for graduating students who work in Public Interest Law, the growing success … impact future staffing needs. The Law School asked the Capstone team to develop a staffing needs projection based on … of a new CUNY-wide administrative software system. The Capstone team's report provided the CUNY Law Administrators …
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Best Practices of Public-Private Partnerships for Effective Midday Meal Delivery in India… schools in the country serve a hot lunch to primary school students. As a result, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) … children daily across four states. GAIN requested a Capstone team to visit a number of sites where Naandi works, … staff, students, teachers, and government officials. The Capstone team also gathered information about the variety and …
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DEVELOPING CURRICULUM MODULES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING… scarce. Most materials are designed for either very young students or professional audiences, and often require an onsite visit to DLC facilities. DLC enlisted a Capstone team to address these gaps in lemur-focused … curriculum modules for middle school teachers and students. The team conducted an environmental scan on peer …
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University admission quotas and high-school academic incentives: a case study of Brazil… policies on high-school student achievement in Brazil. The Capstone team analyzed the early stages of a quota policy … examined its effects on test performance among favored students, especially blacks and mulattos. First, the team … that an aggressive quota policy negatively affects favored students’ high-school efforts. The team then challenged this …
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IMPLEMENTATION OF "STOP THE BLEED" TRAINING IN NYC SCHOOLS… (PEP) is a program that has taught thousands of students and teachers in schools over the past seven years on … PEP, the Department of Emergency Medicine enlisted the Capstone team to research, develop, and implement a … violence, including Stop the Bleed training. The Capstone team coordinated the introduction of Stop the Bleed …
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The Power of the Pell Grant to Affect Black Enrollment in Higher Education… The Capstone team evaluated the influence of the Pell Grant on the enrollment of Black students in higher education institutions in 16 southern … enacted in 1972 to provide basic tuition assistance to students enrolled in higher education programs. The Pell is a …
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The Power of the Pell Grant to Affect Black Enrollment in Higher Education… The Capstone team evaluated the influence of the Pell Grant on the enrollment of Black students in higher education institutions in 16 southern … enacted in 1972 to provide basic tuition assistance to students enrolled in higher education programs. The Pell is a …
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Alumni Spotlight: Nilbia Coyote (MPA 2011)… was seminal for my career in immigration, as well as my Capstone Project. What skills did you develop at Wagner were … experience was helpful in your career? Thanks to my capstone project, I met my first employer in NYC (the Mexican … in many research projects and/or events organized by students. How did you determine your path? New York City, …
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Determining Efficacy of Current Programs and Developing a Business Plan for Program Expansion Opportunities… million budget and an annual enrollment of more than 1,000 students at facilities in Philadelphia and West Chester, … a dynamic funding environment, The Rock School requested a Capstone team to develop a business plan to financially … the organization in the future. To inform this effort, the Capstone team conducted market research and undertook a …
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Asia Society's Role in the Intermediary Education Market… "The Capstone team worked with the Asia Society to provide … the organization's goals of producing globally competent students through its position as an educational intermediary. … for school development services, and as a result, the Capstone team presented to the Asia Society a package of key …
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Evaluating the Budgetary Impact of Special Education Reform on New York City Schools… a special education reform focusing on how schools serve students with disabilities. This reform changes how special … reform will be scaled up to all NYC public schools. This Capstone project’s goal was to work with schools and central … New York City Department of Education, Division of Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners …
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A Comparative Program Analysis of New York Schools and their Russian and Chinese Counterparts… in more than 115 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and students to collaborate virtually using the Internet and … 1988, iEARN has pioneered online school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with … commemorate iEARNs upcoming 20th anniversary in 2008, the Capstone team conducted an in-depth study on the impact iEARN …
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Finding Solutions: Providing Effective Ambulatory Care Training… care. As part of this effort, NYUSoM charged the Capstone team to improve the ambulatory (outpatient) clerkship experience for NYUSoM medical students and faculties. The team conducted a literature … best practices, analyzed survey results of medical students, and developed a survey for various NYU affiliated …
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Developing a Community Impact Assessment System for Short-Term Service-Learning Programs… volunteers, but had no method for measuring impact of students’ work on the community partner organizations and host communities in which they serve. The Capstone team interviewed and surveyed student chapters, …