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Get DFG A districts (highest-need peer group)

Source: R/config_peer_groups.R
get_dfg_a_districts.Rd

Convenience function to get all DFG A districts. DFG A represents the 37 highest-need communities in New Jersey, including Newark, Camden, Trenton, Paterson, etc.

This is the peer group used in MarGrady Research's Newark analysis: "Newark is in DFG A, which comprises cities or towns with the highest-need populations in New Jersey."

Usage

get_dfg_a_districts()

Value

Character vector of district_ids in DFG A

References

MarGrady Research. "Moving Up: Progress in Newark's Schools from 2010 to 2017" https://margrady.com/movingup/