By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids) Educators at Sherburne-Earlville Senior High describe the school district as the center of the community. They expressed a deep and sincere commitment not only to students …
By Francesca Durand, NYKids Co-Investigator and edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, NYKids Research & Development Director The language used by leaders sets the tone for “the way we do things” in a school or district and it extends to the …
By Hal Lawson, NYKids Co-Investigator Seven, thought to be a lucky number for gamblers, also designates pivotal improvement features in odds-beating secondary schools. Odds-beating educators constantly steward them, while benefiting from district central office leadership, guidance, supports, and resources. This …
BY Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development for NYKids While rural students continue to achieve on par with their peers in suburban and urban contexts on a number of outcome measures, achievement gaps and inequitable opportunities for learning are …
By Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development for NYKids, and Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) underscores the imperative that each and every child be taught to high standards to prepare for college …
By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids) Maple Grove Junior-Senior High School is part of the Bemus Point Central School District located in western New York. The Challenge: Like other rural districts in …
BY Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development, and Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant NYKids released the findings from the Odds-beating College and Career Readiness study during a convening of the Advisory Board on December 4th hosted by the Rockefeller Institute …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Director of Research and Development, NYKids How do some schools beat the odds in preparing their diverse students for college and career? The latest NYKids study sought to find out. Read the full cross-case report. Our …
By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids) At Freeport High School the accomplishments of students are celebrated everywhere you look. Displays of student artwork and projects line the hallway at the entrance of …
By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids Respect is seen as an important part of the Alfred-Almond tradition. The principal, a former special education teacher, remarked, “When I came here back 27 years ago, you felt that everyone—all of the …