By Aaron Leo Student engagement falls dramatically from 74% in fifth grade to only 34% by the senior year according to a 2016 Gallup Student Poll that surveyed nearly 1 million students throughout the United States. These findings should give …
By Kristen C. Wilcox A recent Learning Policy Institute brief on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) points out that ESSA “… provides states with significant policymaking opportunity and responsibility and creates new levers for advancing equity and excellence throughout …
By Amanda J. Lester On October 25, 2019 NYKids presented at the New York State School Board Association’s (NYSSBA) 100th Annual Convention and Education Expo in Rochester, NY about findings from the NYKids’ Career and College Readiness study and provided …
By Amanda J. Lester Preparing young people to succeed not only in college and career, but also in civic life, is a heightened priority. As a globalized economy, rapidly changing information technologies, and shifting social values find their way into …
by Aaron Leo, Amanda J. Lester, Lisa Yu, and Kristen C. Wilcox On Friday, October 4, the NYKids team presented findings from NYKids’ Career and College Readiness Study during School of Education Day, an event hosted annually on the University …
By Amanda Lester and Kristen C. Wilcox As noted in a recent Learning Policy Institute (LPI) report, Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning (also discussed in this NYKids’ blog), …
By Amanda Lester A report released earlier this month by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning, reported on an investigation of seven “positive outlier” …
By Kristen C. Wilcox Whether tackling the challenge of differentiating literacy instruction to suit the diverse needs of children in elementary schools or engaging teens at risk of dropping out of high school, the kinds of problems educators face are …
by Amanda J. Lester; Kristen C. Wilcox (ed.) Chronic student absenteeism, typically defined as missing 10% or more school days in one academic year for either excused or unexcused reasons, is a significant problem that effects long-term student success outcomes. …
by Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox A recent report released by the National Bureau of Economic Research makes an alarming claim: the socioeconomic achievement gap hasn’t budged in fifty years. The authors base their findings on five decades of …