The Great People Shortage A Special Report - Analyzing Hudson Valley Demographic Trends and the Consequences READ THE REPORT Why? This research brief was inspired by a trend that elected leaders, economic development experts, and business owners have felt across the Hudson Valley for the past several years. Our neighbors often [...]
Village of Ellenville Strategic Plan READ THE REPORT Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress released a Strategic Revitalization Action Plan for the Village of Ellenville. The plan provides goals and recommendations designed to support the revitalization of the Village and improve quality of life for Ellenville residents. The plan was funded through [...]
Out of Alignment An Overview of the Mid-Hudson Valley from the Great Recession to 2030 READ THE ABSTRACT READ THE REPORT VIEW THE APPENDICES - COUNTY PROFILES VISIT THE WEBSITE The Mid-Hudson Valley is at a crossroads. The aftermath of the Great Recession has [...]
October 2019 | Hudson Valley Out of Alignment Issue Brief Implications of Student Debt READ THIS ISSUE BRIEF American household debt is growing, and student loans are a large contributing factor to this problem. In the fourth quarter of 2008, U.S. student loan debt was just under $640 [...]
Urban Action Agenda: The Evolution Continues READ THE REPORT The Urban Action Agenda is a multi-year initiative led by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress to promote the revitalization and growth of urban centers throughout the nine-county Hudson Valley region, which includes Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Greene counties. The [...]
The Momentum Continues: The Urban Action Agenda 2018 READ THE REPORT New “Urban Action Agenda” Report by Pattern Evaluates 25 Cities and Villages in Hudson Valley Newburgh – For the second year in a row, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress has released a major report summarizing the progress of the Urban Action [...]
Education Patterns READ THE REPORT Of New York State’s 695 school districts, 122 of them are in the Hudson Valley. We are the highest ranked state in terms of expenditure per pupil, yet rank between 31 and 33 in results. As a state, we invest $63 billion in our public schools [...]
Urban Action Agenda: A Program in Motion READ THE REPORT NEW PATTERN FOR PROGRESS REPORT: HUDSON VALLEY’S TRANSFORMING CITIES AND URBAN AREAS ARE PREPARING FOR NEXT WAVE OF GROWTH With New York City becoming more expensive, valley rolls out welcome mat; Pattern’s data-driven analysis provides broad-based yet very local look at region’s [...]
Diploma Disconnect Thousands of high school students graduate every year. But are they prepared? READ THE REPORT Schools Leave Thousands of Students Underprepared Report also examines school tax burden, declining enrollments NEWBURGH, August 28, 2015 – As students across the region get ready to go back to school, Hudson Valley Pattern [...]
The Spin We're In High Turnover in School Superintendents Impacts Districts READ THE REPORT Pattern Releases Issue Brief on High Turnover in School District Superintendents NEWBURGH, September 2, 2014 – When students in the Hudson Valley return to school next week, for many it will mean heading back to districts impacted [...]
Shared Superintendent A New Experiment in Certain New York State School Districts READ THE REPORT VISIT MICROSITE NEWBURGH, JUNE 11, 2014 – A Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress issue brief released today examines the implications of shared superintendencies that are now in place in a number of school districts in New [...]
The Empty Classroom Syndrome: Facing the Crisis of Future Enrollment Declines READ THE REPORT Pattern Releases Issue Brief on the State of School Enrollment Projections in the Hudson Valley NEWBURGH, May 9, 2013 – A discussion brief released today by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress describes a crisis of declining enrollments [...]
Closed Schools, Open Minds Hudson Valley's School Enrollment Dilemma and Opportunities for Adaptive Reuse READ THE REPORT A unique set of demographic, economic and policy changes have forced public school leaders in the Hudson Valley to make deep budget cuts that were practically unthinkable a decade ago. Teachers, programs and transportation [...]
