By Jessie Tobin, Aaron Leo, & Kristen C. Wilcox On January 20th, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman delivered her inaugural poem to the nation and world. She reminded listeners of the power of young people’s voices and the importance of telling and …
By Gayle Simidian, Ed.D., Research Analyst, New York State School Boards Association School-community partnerships are a form of educational resilience. These types of partnerships often fill a K-12 needs gap that may otherwise go unmet in school districts. The COVID-19 …
By Lisa Yu, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox NYKids recently released the Methods and Procedures Report of the College and Career Readiness Student Study. As an addition to the cross-case report, this report describes the rationale behind the student …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Aaron Leo, Lisa Yu, & Jessie Tobin We are pleased to announce that our new report entitled College and Career Readiness: Students’ Perspectives on Life After High School is now available on our website! Our new report …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Aaron Leo, Lisa Yu, & Jessie Tobin On December 2nd, NYKids Advisory Board members met virtually for a yearly strategic planning meeting. The NYKids Advisory Board has been in place since NYKids inception in 2005 and includes …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox In educational research, the concept of agency has provided a valuable conceptual alternative to deterministic portrayals of schools as oppressive institutions where teachers and students have little power over how they teach and …
By Kristen C. Wilcox Like a tornado, COVID-19 has shown itself to be a somewhat unpredictable and dangerous force of nature. And as one storm chaser in the thriller “Twister” recommended while a tornado approached and debris starting flying through …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Aaron Leo This Veterans Day, we take a moment to unpack the concept of “civic engagement”, reflect on the value of community and national service, and connect these topics to ways educators in positive outlier …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin On November 4th, the NYKids team attended an edTrends panel discussion on civil discourse and civic engagement. The panel participants offered their perspectives on the ways that educators can facilitate civil discourse that …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox This is the second in a series of blogs presenting our findings from the second phase of the College and Career Readiness Study focusing on students’ experiences and perspectives in two odds-beating schools. …