Immigrant and Native-Born Differences in School Stability and Special Education: Evidence from New York City

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Conger ◽  
Amy Ellen Schwartz ◽  
Leanna Stiefel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Special Education ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
School System ◽  
First Graders ◽  
Attendance Rates ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Education Participation

Using the literature on achievement differences as a framework and motivation, along with data on New York City students, we examine nativity differences in students' rates of attendance, school mobility, school system exit, and special education participation. The results indicate that, holding demographic and school characteristics constant, foreign-born have higher attendance rates and lower rates of participation in special education than native-born. Among first graders, immigrants are also more likely to transfer schools and exit the school system between years than native-born, yet the patterns are different among older students. We also identify large variation according to birth region.

scholarly journals Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Self-Reported Hypertension Among US- and Foreign-Born Blacks in New York City

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 904-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. White ◽  
L. N. Borrell ◽  
D. W. Wong ◽  
S. Galea ◽  
G. Ogedegbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
York City ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Ethnic Residential Segregation ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Types of coproduction and differential effects on organizational performance: Evidence from the New York City school system

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 776-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio César Zambrano-Gutiérrez ◽  
Amanda Rutherford ◽  
Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
York City ◽  
School System ◽  
City School ◽  
Differential Effects

Foreign-Born Blacks Experience Lower Odds of Obesity but Higher Odds of Diabetes than US-Born Blacks in New York City

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky ◽  
Katarzyna Wyka ◽  
Sandra E. Echeverria ◽  
May May Leung ◽  
Melissa Fuster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Lower Odds

scholarly journals Birth characteristics of children who used early intervention and special education services in New York City

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. e401-e411
Author(s):  
Matthew L Romo ◽  
Katharine H McVeigh ◽  
Phoebe Jordan ◽  
Jeanette A Stingone ◽  
Pui Ying Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Special Education ◽  
New York City ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
York City ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Birth Characteristics

Abstract Background Early intervention (EI) and special education (SE) are beneficial for children with developmental disabilities and/or delays and their families, yet there are disparities in service use. We sought to identify the birth characteristics that predict EI/SE service use patterns. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data from five sources for all children born in 1998 to New York City resident mothers. Multinomial regression was used to identify birth characteristics that predicted predominant patterns of service use. Results Children with service use patterns characterized by late or limited/no EI use were more likely to be first-born children and have Black or Latina mothers. Children born with a gestational age ≤31 weeks were more likely to enter services early. Early term gestational age was associated with patterns of service use common to children with pervasive developmental delay, and maternal obesity was associated with the initiation of speech therapy at the time of entry into school. Conclusions Maternal racial disparities existed for patterns of EI/SE service use. Specific birth characteristics, such as parity and gestational age, may be useful to better identify children who are at risk for suboptimal EI use.

A Survey of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Laboratory Healthcare Workers in New York City

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 801-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Garber ◽  
Pablo San Gabriel ◽  
Lauren Lambert ◽  
Lisa Saiman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
Skin Tests ◽  
First Year ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
History Of ◽  
Latent Tb Infection

AbstractObjective:To determine the prevalence of positive tuberculin skin tests (TSTs), incidence of TST conversion, risk factors for positive TSTs, and history of active TB among HCWs in microbiology laboratories in New York City.Design:Two-year survey from May 1999 to June 2001.Setting:Nineteen microbiology laboratories.Results:During the first year, interviews were conducted with 345 laboratory HCWs (mean, 18 HCWs per site; range, 2 to 51) to assess the prevalence of positive TSTs, but 3 (1%) could not recall their result and were excluded from further analyses. The mean age of the remaining 342 HCWs was 48 years; 68% (n = 233) were female, 54% (n = 183) received bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, and 71% (n = 244) were foreign born. The prevalence of a positive TST was 57% (n = 196), but only 20% (n = 39) of the HCWs received isoniazid. The incidence of TST conversion in the second year of the study was 1% (1 of 108). Multivariate analysis identified age (odds ratio [OR] per year, 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI95], 1.02–1.08), foreign birth (OR, 3.80; CI95, 1.98–7.28), BCG immunization (OR, 4.89; CI95, 2.72–8.80), and employment in a mycobacteriology laboratory (OR, 2.14; CI95, 1.25–3.68) as risk factors for a positive TST. Only one HCW had been treated for active TB.Conclusions:The prevalence of positive TSTs was high among laboratory HCWs, but the TST conversion rate was low. Higher rates of treatment for latent TB infection are desirable.

scholarly journals Student Voices in the Movement for Integration and Equity

2020 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Mode ◽  
Dulce Michelle
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Public School ◽  
York City ◽  
School System ◽  
Public School System ◽  
Student Voices ◽  
The 1960S

In a time when equity and justice are at the forefront of conversations across the nation, it is essential that the voices of students are not ignored or tokenized. New York City has the most segregated public school system in the nation, more segregated now than in the 1960s. Hundreds of thousands of students spend every day in segregated classrooms, and yet our voices are not the focus. Students are powerful. Students are knowledgeable. Students are passionate. Students are the ones directly feeling the effects of an immensely segregated and inequitable system.

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