By, Dr. C. Fred Engelhardt Jr., Director of Grants and Program Development, City School District of Albany There are certain national and global events that folks remember the precise moment when they occurred, and all of the situational context associated …
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 …
By, Aaron Leo, Lisa Graham-Donato, Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox Over the past year, NYKids has partnered with Chatham Central School District (CSD), Tech Valley High (TVHS), and colleagues from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) COVID-19 Equity in Education project to address the impacts …
By Manya C. Bouteneff, Ed.D. Poverty is not fate. The cycle of poverty and poor academic performance is not inevitable. I identified high-poverty, non-selective public schools in New York State where Economically Disadvantaged (ED) students do well according to rigorous …
By, Jessie Tobin and Maria Khan Another summer has flown by, and students and educators around the world are returning to school in September. After months of summer break, getting back into the school schedule and engaging in school activities …
By Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox & Meg Rooney What Do We Know About Engagement? “[My] priority was [to] build relationships built on mutual respect and transparency and know where people are coming from . . . [to] make ourselves …
By Gregory Massara Background & Overview In rural communities, the shift in education during the pandemic involved an “entirely different experience” in learning and teaching for students, teachers, school leaders, and parents. While rural communities and their schools are not …
By, Marie Culihan, Principal of Albany School of Humanities (ASH) and Maria Khan, an ASH Parent and Postdoctoral Associate at NYKids Research has demonstrated the benefits of celebrating diversity in classrooms and schools including improved academic outcomes, better social-emotional capabilities …
By, Kristen C. Wilcox, Associate Professor, University at Albany & Director, NYKids & Aaron Leo, Assistant Director, NYKids What do we know about educator well-being during the pandemic and what can School Board members do to ensure that schools are …
By Kristen C. Wilcox and Jessie Tobin Wondering what to focus on in the 2023 school year and how to launch improvement efforts for equity this summer? Whether it’s tackling student engagement challenges or plugging holes in the educator workforce …