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 …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin Educators in rural schools, like in other school contexts (Kerner & Hall, 2009; Sorensen & Fleming, 2004), are increasingly expected to use relevant research to guide school and district improvements and show measurable …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox The Latinx student population residing in the United States tripled between 1980 and the end of the 20th century; currently one in four students in U.S. schools identify as Latinx (see chart below). …
By Jessie Tobin, Lisa Yu, and Kristen C. Wilcox Kids, as major stakeholders in their own educational experiences, have a lot to lose when they don’t have opportunities to voice their own opinions, take actions about things they care about, …