By Maria I. Khan and Kristen C. Wilcox “We cannot improve at scale what we cannot measure.” – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Collecting, interpreting, and using data is necessary for knowing what changes worked, for whom they worked, …
By, Dr. Amy Crosson, Associate Professor, Penn State’s College of Education, Dr. Rebecca Silverman, Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Dr. Aaron Leo, Assistant Director of Research, NYKids, and Kristen C. Wilcox, Associate Professor, University at Albany & Director, …
By Kristen Campbell Wilcox What do progressive educational leaders need to know about addressing educational equity challenges from colleagues around the globe? This was a central question guiding my thinking as I represented NYKids at the Educational Leaders Without Borders …
by Jessie Tobin and Kristen C. Wilcox In 2022, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) published data on youth reading assessments showing a dip in test scores among nine-year-old students. These data were especially alarming for students with disabilities …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin From April 23rd -25th the NYKids team participated in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Annual Summit in San Diego, California. The event hosted funders, teachers, school and district leaders, improvement …
By Kristen C. Wilcox On Monday April 24th at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (and available as a pre-recorded session for those attending virtually) I am delighted to join with colleagues from around the United States to offer a workshop …
by Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox The NYKids team is getting ready to head to Chicago for the American Educational Research Association’s annual conference. We’re excited to present findings from our latest study exploring the effects of the pandemic …
by Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox “Emotions are at the heart of teaching” – Hargreaves (2001, p. 835) Teaching goes far beyond simply “delivering” content to learners but is intimately linked with emotions. As education scholar Hargreaves’ quote suggests, …
by Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox Recent NYKids blogs have explored findings from our latest report, “Opportunities and Challenges to Adapt and Innovate: How Educators Confronted the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The research drew on interviews and focus groups with 88 …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Francesca Durand In this blog, we (Drs. Kristen C. Wilcox, University at Albany and Francesca Durand, Russell Sage College) share findings from a study of leaders’ stakeholder empowerment strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. More from …