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MPIP releases 2009 Community Indicators Report
Our Where We Stand annual report monitors eleven dimensions of community life, selecting a few critical indicators to tell us where we stand on those dimensions as a region and within individual local communities.
MPIP data and maps are online using MetroPhilaMapper
All the information from our past annual reports along with hundreds of new indicators are now accessible via MetroPhilaMapper, our interactive map making application. You can make your own maps, explore the data in tables and take the information to use in your own reports and presentations. Just click on the Making Maps/Explore Data link above and start mapping!
MPIP collaborates on community participation survey in Chester
In partnership with the Chester Youth Collaborative, MPIP and Temple’s UCCP are collecting survey data on adult engagement in the city of Chester. The survey, which is largely based on the Saguaro seminar’s survey at Harvard University, is being administered to adult residents in Chester by youth from the community. The data from these surveys will be used to formulate focus group questions with the hope of stimulating larger community interest and dialogue around the issues of adult engagement.
MPIP presentation at national conference
MPIP researcher David Elesh presented an analysis using MPIP data at the annual meeting of the Urban Affairs Association in Baltimore on April 24, 2008. Using data on the average verbal and mathematics scores of 8th graders in 148 school districts in Greater Philadelphia, he explored the characteristics of school districts that succeed and fail.