By Jessie Tobin Over the past two years, school professionals have been forced to navigate multiple disruptions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the challenges posed by the pandemic uniquely impacted each individual, all school personnel were tasked with embracing …
By Lisa Yu, Aaron Leo, and Kristen C. Wilcox The COVID-19 pandemic has added more stress to the already high-stress profession of teaching. In a recent study, nearly half the participants who voluntarily quit teaching indicated the pandemic as the …
By, Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin, and Kristen C. Wilcox On June 29, NYKids Director of Research and Development Kristen Wilcox participated in the Top7 Intelligent Communities Conference hosted by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). The ICF is a think tank …
By Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox, and Aaron Leo NYKids Research and Development Director and Associate Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University at Albany, Dr. Kristen C. Wilcox, recently presented at the June 28 Summer Symposium: Addressing …
by Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin, and Kristen C. Wilcox As the school year comes to a close and summer approaches, educators and researchers have already begun thinking about how to best prepare for school this fall. This blog explores research …
By Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox Civic education has become even more crucial in light of political and social upheavals around the world this year. To address the need to prepare young people to engage responsibly in civil society, …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Deborah Larrabee This Carnegie Foundation Summit presentation revisits Fort Plain Junior Senior High school which has partnered with NYKids for a number of years in using NYKids’ positive outlier/deviance research in com bination with improvement …
By Hal A. Lawson Nearly every day the news media tells compelling stories about the status of one or more school districts and presents prospects for a return to “school-as-usual”. Three priorities are featured. First is schools’ essential contributions to …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Catherine Kramer, and Amanda Lester “A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. Democracy has to be born a new every generation, and education …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, educators across the United States have the opportunity to explore Native American history with their students. Unfortunately, simplistic tales about the relationships of Native Americans and colonists still …