We are excited to announce the release of our latest case study! Chautauqua Lake Elementary School, a PK-5 school on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in Western New York, offers practicing educators a compelling model for how school culture, staff …
NYKids’ latest case study is ready for you! Our new report highlights the promising practices found at New Visions Elementary School, located in Freeport, New York on Long Island. New Visions serves 433 students, over a quarter of whom are …
The latest NYKids case study is hitting your summer reading list! This time we are honored to share the story of Philadelphia Primary School (PS) – referred to fondly by educators and community members as “Philly”. This positive outlier elementary school is located in a rural region of New York’s North Country, just south …
On July 13, NYKids Assistant Director Aaron Leo traveled to scenic Lake Placid, New York to present findings from our latest study on positive outlier elementary schools at the Rural Schools Association of New York State’s Summer Conference. The theme …
We are excited to announce the release of our latest case study! Poland Elementary School, a rural PK–5 school in central New York that stands out for its ability to foster strong student engagement despite geographic isolation. Serving approximately 216 …
The latest episode of NYKids Deep Dive features Regent Roger Catania, a NYKids Advisory Board member and lifelong educator whose career spans classroom teaching, school counseling, and district leadership in the North Country. In this conversation, Regent Catania offers a rare look inside one of New …
In our latest episode of the NYKids Deep Dive we had the opportunity to talk with a group of 6th-grade students from Chautauqua Lake Elementary: one of the positive outlier schools in NYKids’ latest study. Chautauqua Lake Elementary School (CLES) is located …
Summer is almost here and the NYKids team is releasing new case studies of positive outlier elementary schools throughout New York State! The current study of elementary schools explores four areas of import for educators, policymakers, and researchers: Academic learning …
By Maria I. Khan, Kristen C. Wilcox & Oema Rambharose For over two decades, NYKids has studied positive outlier schools to better understand what is associated with above-predicted student outcomes across diverse educational contexts. Our latest NYKids study explores four …
The NYKids team is pleased to announce that the first case study of Van Schaick Grade School is now available! This school was the first of nine schools to participate in our latest study: “Promising Practices from Elementary Positive Outlier Schools.” …