By Lisa Yu Since last weekend, thousands of protestors rallied to “Stop Asian Hate” around the country, calling for an end to violence against Asian Americans. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, anti-Asian hate crimes …
By Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox The changes wrought by the pandemic have had drastic effects on the mental health of youth across the world. As previous NYKids blogs have noted, incidents of trauma have spiked among …
By Tammy Ellis-Robinson, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox In a recent blog, NYKids discussed the topic of diversity within the education and mental health counseling workforces and highlighted the positive impacts teachers and counselors of color have within K-12 …
By Jessie Tobin, Aaron Leo, & Kristen C. Wilcox Prospects of a brighter future are becoming clearer as another COVID-19 vaccine is approved and the arrival of spring is just around the corner. The anticipation to emerge from a global …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the majority of students attending public schools in the United States are children of color. Despite this increasing level of diversity among the student population …
By Lisa Yu In the past few decades, social-emotional health has been increasingly acknowledged as a top priority. Some organizations have put forward frameworks that outline tenets for taking a whole child approach. Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn …
By Jessie Tobin, Aaron Leo, & Kristen C. Wilcox On January 20th, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman delivered her inaugural poem to the nation and world. She reminded listeners of the power of young people’s voices and the importance of telling and …
By Gayle Simidian, Ed.D., Research Analyst, New York State School Boards Association School-community partnerships are a form of educational resilience. These types of partnerships often fill a K-12 needs gap that may otherwise go unmet in school districts. The COVID-19 …
By Hal A. Lawson Nearly every day the news media tells compelling stories about the status of one or more school districts and presents prospects for a return to “school-as-usual”. Three priorities are featured. First is schools’ essential contributions to …
By Lisa Yu, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox NYKids recently released the Methods and Procedures Report of the College and Career Readiness Student Study. As an addition to the cross-case report, this report describes the rationale behind the student …