Urban Advantage Interim Report

Abstract

Urban Advantage (UA) is a comprehensive program, designed to improve scientific learning and investigation in middle schools in New York City. It provides professional development to teachers, school administrators, and parent coordinators along with resources to schools, students, and families. UA takes advantage of the wealth of intellectual and institutional capacity available in the city and facilitates access to those resources for the city’s students. This report presents the first results of the study being conducted by the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University of the first five years of UA.