Message from the Chairman
Dear colleagues and friends: It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Marilyn Zlotnik as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Metis Associates. Since…
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Message from Stan Schneider, President/CEO of Metis Associates
After 45 years of service, I will be retiring from “active duty” on June 30th. While I will be stepping away from direct service, I will continue to…
Supporting Peer Navigation in New York City
Metis recently led an implementation evaluation of the Community Navigator Program in East Harlem, a program implemented by the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, funded through…
Partnering to Reduce Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
In 2014, Montefiore Medical Center partnered the New York City Administration for Children’s Services to implement a Regional Partnership Grant aimed to improve child welfare outcomes among substance…
Metis Helps Our Art Clients Win Federal Grants
We are thrilled that four of the organizations Metis partnered with to compete for grants from the US Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education grants were approved…
Metis Studied Five Youth Opportunity Hubs in New York City
In partnership with Westat, Metis recently led a process evaluation of five New York City-based Youth Opportunity Hubs funded by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Criminal Justice Investment Initiative.…
Metis Conducts a Case Study of Save the Music Across West Virginia
On Wednesday, June 29, Chiho Feindler, Senior Director of Programs and Policy for Save The Music Foundation, presented the results of Metis’s case study of the Foundation’s work…
Arts and Chronic Absenteeism: A 4-Year Study of NYC Public Schools
Do opportunities for arts education in schools reduce chronic absenteeism? Dr. Susanne Harnett will discuss the results of a three-year “arts education and absenteeism” study in NYC, the nation’s largest public school system.
Arts Integration & 21st Century Skills: A Study of Learners and Teachers
Written by Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos, Laura Reeder, Laura Ricciardi, Joy Zacharia, Susanne Harnett Arts integration and 21st century skills are increasingly relevant to addressing complex student needs in contemporary…
Research Shows Efficacy of the NYC Transfer School Model
NYC transfer high schools have a track record of successfully engaging and graduating students who are over-age for grade and under-credited. Although all may not meet the Every…