As recounted in a previous blog, the NYKids team is underway with a new study! To celebrate our 20th year of research, NYKids is returning to study schools we identified as positive outliers in prior NYKids studies (what we call … The post Crown Point Case Study from Latest NYKids Study Now Available! first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

By, Kristen C. Wilcox, Maria I. Khan and Jessie Tobin In the spring, it is now typical to see social media filled with posts highlighting events from three years ago – the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many posts reflect … The post Research-Practice Partnerships in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from The NYKids Equity in Education Collaborative first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

by Jessie Tobin and Kristen C. Wilcox It’s conference season! NYKids is headed to Philadelphia on April 11th for the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2024 Meeting. We are thrilled for the opportunity to share our partnership work with Tech … The post Centering Student and Educator Voice: A Regional High School’s Improvement Journey to Belonging first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

By, Kristen C. Wilcox and Theresa Billington NYKids has been studying positive outlier schools (those achieving statistically better outcomes for youth of color and those growing up in poverty) for two decades. One of our consistent findings has related to … The post Bridging Accountability and Improvement: A Carnegie Summit Presentation by NYKids and NYSED first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

By David Hurst, Ph.D, Deputy Superintendent of Bethlehem Central School District This is Part 2 of our blog series (see Part 1 here) on the importance of inclusive and safe school climates. In this blog, Dr. David Hurst, Deputy Superintendent … The post Inclusive and Safe School Climates: School Climate in One of New York’s Safest Schools (Part 2) first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

Twentieth Year of NYKids Informing, Inspiring, and Improving New year, new logo, new study! NYKids is excited to announce that 2024 is our 20th year of fulfilling our mission “to inform, inspire, and improve.” We extend appreciation to the state … The post Announcing NYKids New Study of Persistent and Emergent Positive Outlier Schools first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

by Kristen C. Wilcox The topic of agency is not new to the education field and for good reason. NYKids, for example, has found that over the almost 20 years of positive outlier school studies we have conducted, agency is … The post New research on agency: A report out from the International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

by Jessie Tobin & Lisa Graham-Donato The NYKids team wishes everyone a wonderful start to the new year! To gear up for the year ahead we are taking a trip down memory lane and reflecting on our audience engagement in … The post NYKids’ Top Five Blogs from 2023: Reflections and Launch of 2024 Study first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

By Adrienne Leon, APR, Director of Engagement & Development Services at Capital Region BOCES At 3 p.m. on March 12, 2020, a group of 24 school superintendents from the greater Capital Region and their teams met on a conference call. … The post Clear and direct: Communication lessons schools learned from the COVID-19 pandemic first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more

By Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox While NYKids Director Kristen C. Wilcox attended the UCEA convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-facilitating critical conversations on collaborative research, Aaron Leo, Assistant Director of Research for NYKids, was in Toronto, Canada for the … The post Highlights from NYKids’ Conference Presentations, Part II: Educators’ Stress and Emotional Labor (and Why Promoting Collegiality is Key) first appeared on NYKids - University at Albany ..read more