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NYKids’ Research Article Alert: Principals’ Discursive Framing and Communications by Kristen C. Wilcox, Maria Khan, & Aaron Leo “A crisis that is well-handled can ultimately improve an organization and entire systems” (Bundy et al., 2 […]

What is the research saying about community engagement?: Check out open access teaching cases until Dec. 13th by, Kristen C. Wilcox I have served on the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL) Editorial Team for the past few years and appreciate the […]

Keeping Traditions While Innovating to Engage: Promising Practices from Alfred-Almond Jr. Sr. HS Case Study In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures, educators across the world continue to express concerns about keeping students engaged. For […]

Brookfield Central Case Study from Latest NYKids Study Now Available This summer, NYKids has been busy releasing case studies of schools which participated our latest study of Persistent and Emergent Positive Outliers in New […]

Lessons on Stabilizing Leadership, Bridging Cultural Divides, and Innovating around Curriculum and Instruction: LaFayette Jr. Sr. HS Case Study Now Available! As recent research notes, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated rates of burnout and turnover among school and district leaders. These shifts often had a […]

Adapting to Youth Mental Health Needs in Rural Schools: Lessons from NYKids’ Latest Study Youth mental health is a top concern for educators and policymakers as the last two decades have seen a rise in youths’ mental health struggles. Scholars h […]

Latest Case Study from Roxbury Central School Now Available from NYKids This summer, the NYKids team continues to release case studies from our 20th anniversary study. This year, we’ve returned to schools from our previous s […]

Reporting From the Rural Schools Association Conference: Leveraging Strengths and Sharing Promising Practices By, Kristen C. Wilcox “Great moments are made of great opportunity” – Herb Brooks With the theme “The Miracle of Rural Education”, inspired by the famous 19 […]

What Does “Excellence on Purpose” Look Like in Malverne Senior High School?: Announcing NYKids Latest Persistent Positive Outlier Case Study We are excited to announce the case study of Malverne Senior High School our latest persistent positive outlier school in this study, is now available. […]

Latest Case Study from Fillmore Central School Now Available from NYKids: Leveraging Belongingness to Improve Students’ Experiences NYKids has been hard at work this year visiting schools throughout the state. As described in a previous blog, for our 20th anniversary study, NYKids is […]

How a Micro-school in Pakistan Empowers Students with Life-long Learning Skills By, Maria I. Khan and Sumaiya Zohaib We are delighted to share this guest blog from NYKids Research Collaborator (and former post-doctoral scholar) Maria […]

What’s the Sell on SEL? NYKids is delighted to highlight this guest blog. As this research is not our own, please direct any comments or questions to the author. By, Michael Burns, […]

New Study Results: Supporting School Personnel in Managing School Emergency Events and Crafting Emergency Response Plans NYKids is delighted to highlight this guest blog from University at Albany colleagues. As this research is not our own, please direct any comments or […]

Crown Point Case Study from Latest NYKids Study Now Available! 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 […]

Research-Practice Partnerships in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from The NYKids Equity in Education Collaborative 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 […]

Centering Student and Educator Voice: A Regional High School’s Improvement Journey to Belonging by Jessie Tobin and Kristen C. Wilcox It’s conference season! NYKids is headed to Philadelphia on April 11th for the American Educational Research A […]

Bridging Accountability and Improvement: A Carnegie Summit Presentation by NYKids and NYSED By, Kristen C. Wilcox and Theresa Billington NYKids has been studying positive outlier schools (those achieving statistically better outcomes for youth of […]

Inclusive and Safe School Climates: School Climate in One of New York’s Safest Schools (Part 2) 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: The “Secret Sauce” of Better Youth Experiences in School (Part 1) by Lisa Graham-Donato What is “School Climate”? The National School Climate Center (NSCC) defines school climate as the “quality and character of schoo […]

The Promise of Career and Technical Education (CTE): Lessons from the American Federation of Teachers’ School Improvement Leadership Institute By Aaron Leo and C. Fred Engelhardt Jr. This January, educators, policymakers, and community members from across the country arrived in New York City for […]