Youth mental health is a top concern for educators and policymakers as the last two decades have seen a rise in youths’ mental health struggles. Scholars have identified youth social media engagement, social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the …
This summer, the NYKids team continues to release case studies from our 20th anniversary study. This year, we’ve returned to schools from our previous study which have continued to demonstrate positive outlier status (what we call “persistent positive outliers”) as …
By, Kristen C. Wilcox “Great moments are made of great opportunity” – Herb Brooks With the theme “The Miracle of Rural Education”, inspired by the famous 1980 Olympic Hockey Team gold medal victory, rural educators and stakeholders converged in Lake …
We are excited to announce the case study of Malverne Senior High School our latest persistent positive outlier school in this study, is now available. Below, we share some of the major themes we found and share take-aways on what …
NYKids has been hard at work this year visiting schools throughout the state. As described in a previous blog, for our 20th anniversary study, NYKids is returning to schools we identified as positive outliers in prior NYKids studies (what we …
By, Maria I. Khan and Sumaiya Zohaib We are delighted to share this guest blog from NYKids Research Collaborator (and former post-doctoral scholar) Maria Khan and colleagues highlighting the journey from student agency to student empowerment undertaken by a micro-school …
NYKids is delighted to highlight this guest blog. As this research is not our own, please direct any comments or questions to the author. By, Michael Burns, Children’s Book Author and Early Learning Principal, Questar III BOCES If you have …
NYKids is delighted to highlight this guest blog from University at Albany colleagues. As this research is not our own, please direct any comments or questions to the first author. By, Kristie Asaro-Saddler, Ph.D, Christine Smith, Ph.D., Heather Kurto, Ph.D., …
As recounted in a previous blog, the NYKids team is underway with a new study! To celebrate our 20th year of research, NYKids is returning to study schools we identified as positive outliers in prior NYKids studies (what we call …
By, Kristen C. Wilcox, Maria I. Khan and Jessie Tobin In the spring, it is now typical to see social media filled with posts highlighting events from three years ago – the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many posts reflect …