By Kristen C. Wilcox and Aaron Leo About Chuck Dedrick: Our Latest Podcast Guest We are delighted to announce a new podcast with Dr. Charles S. Dedrick, one of NYKids’ valued advisory board members. Dr. Dedrick has served as Executive …
On this week’s Deep Dive episode, NYKids Research Assistant, Jessie Tobin, interviews Dr. Dawn Anderson-Butcher from Ohio State University (OSU). Dr. Anderson-Butcher is a Professor in the College of Social Work at OSU, and her areas of expertise are positive …
By Maria I. Khan and Aaron Leo We’re excited to announce a brand-new episode of NYKids Deep Dive, our podcast series featuring powerful conversations with educators, leaders, researchers, and advocates for high-quality educational opportunities across New York State. In this …
We’re excited to announce the latest episode of our podcast, where we dive deep into the world of student performance data with two brilliant minds: Doug Fulton and Suzanne Smith. In this episode, we explore the NYKids Performance Tracker, a powerful tool designed …
By K.C. Wilcox NYKids’ research was recently highlighted in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Educational Change Special Interest Group “Lead the Change Series.” In this blog we share some of the highlights from this publication and provide a sneak peek …
By Paul Guay and Jessie Tobin “We do not shy away from this… talk, talk and learn how to talk civilly.” – Teacher, Alfred-Almond Jr. Sr. HS In the wake of the recent election cycle, political discourse is bound to …
By Kristen C. Wilcox and Lisa Graham-Donato As the second in a series on NYKids’ partner schools’ improvement efforts, this week we are focusing on Wynantskill Union Free School District. We continue to draw on the 5S Framework for problem …
By Kristen C. Wilcox We (Kristen and Aaron) were honored to have opportunities to represent NYKids and participate in two conferences between November 17th– 19th. The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and …
by Kristen C. Wilcox, Meg Rooney, and Lisa Graham-Donato The growing body of research on what supports school improvement initiatives points to a few key considerations. One iteration of these considerations was discussed in the recently published Foundational Handbook on …
By Aaron Leo, Elizabeth A. Holdsworth, & Kristen C. Wilcox As discussed in previous blogs, NYKids conducted a survey study of educators’ experiences of stress during the pandemic. For our most recent analysis, NYKids collaborated with Elizabeth Holdsworth, Assistant Professor …