KNOWLEDGE

Current Projects

Tax Cap Study
Governor Cuomo recently passed the Tax Cap Bill, which will limit annual property tax increases to 2%. The NYSCRS will provide projections on how this budget limitation will effect various schools types across New York. Review the brief.

School Productivity Study
The Center has research underway to examine the productivity of schools across the state, looking specifically at the return on investments of per pupil expenditure. In the scope of this study, returns will be measured through student test scores and graduation rates. Review the brief.

STEM in NYS Study
With improving and increasing availability of STEM (Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering) education on the national agenda, this project will examine whether rural schools have the resources to meet a high level of excellence in such areas of study. The study will compare STEM education in different locales across the state, with special attention to course enrollments, career prospects, and career counseling services available in different locales.

Knowledge

Building knowledge through timely, multidisciplinary, and high quality research.

In consultation with its advisory committee, scholars, practitioners, and the State of NY, the Center examines issues important to the communities they serve. This research is stimulated through two mechanisms:

• Request for research proposals will be developed and funded by the Center.
• Scholars in pursuit of external funding (e.g., foundation, federal) can seek consultation, letters of support, and access to schools and data through the Center.
  

Areas of Focus by the Center

The NYSCRS places its focus on a range of topics that are of particular salience to rural educators as well as New York State.

Reorganization/Consolidation

• NEW!! Tool for Reorganization Planning (Beta-version - Under development)
• School District Reorganization Brief: Expanding the options for small rural school districts in NY State (also under Cornell publications)
• Rural NY Minute Brief: School Consolidation: What do New Yorkers Think? (CaRDI and NYSCRS)
• Brief: How Schools Can Help Communities in NYS (CaRDI and NYSCRS)

Brain Gain/Drain

• View the lecture

Distance Learning

• NEW!! K-12 Distance Education: The Case of Rural Schools, by Bobbi Hall, Cornell University

Enrollment and Demographic Change

• Maps, data trends, and tables
  • Immigration: CaRDI State of Upstate New York (full PDF)
    

Community-School Relations

• Brief: How Schools Can Help Communities in NYS (CaRDI and NYSCRS)

Finance and Planning

• Tool to examine 18 years of demographic and financial data
• Budget Playground

School-Based Healthcare

• Brief: School-Based Healthcare Centers in NYS (CaRDI)
• View the lecture by Dr. Chris Kjolhede, Bassett Healthcare System and Columbia University

STEM Issues

• View the lecture by Prof. Leanne Avery on rural elementary STEM learning
• STEM in Rural Schools - Study from UAlbany coming soon!!

Early Care, Education, and Universal Pre-K

• Special Issue of Education Policy on Early Care and UPK, edited by Carolyn Brown (Fordham), Lisa McCabe & John W. Sipple (Cornell)
• Capacity Study Report: Assessing Capacity: Early Childhood Education in Rural NYS (REAC)
• Cardi on UPK in NYS Brief: The Capacity of Early Childhood Care & Education in Rural NYS
• Trend Analysis Report: The Movement Toward Universal Pre-K: 1998-2008 in NYS (REAC)
• Case Study: Educational Services for Preschool Children in Rural NYS: Links among Community-based organizations, Pre-k programs, and School (REAC)
• Recommendations Report: Universal Pre-K, Early Care, and Education in Rural NY: Research Findings and Policy Implications (REAC)

Community Mobilization and Youth Mentoring

• CITIZEN U July Newsletter

Presentation Slides

View slides from Prof. Sipple's RSA presentation.

Marcellus Shale Symposium: Impact of Schools in Southern Tier