By Kristen C. Wilcox, Aaron Leo, Lisa Yu, & Jessie Tobin We are pleased to announce that our new report entitled College and Career Readiness: Students’ Perspectives on Life After High School is now available on our website! Our new report …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Catherine Kramer, and Amanda Lester “A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. Democracy has to be born a new every generation, and education …
By Kristen C. Wilcox, Aaron Leo, Lisa Yu, & Jessie Tobin On December 2nd, NYKids Advisory Board members met virtually for a yearly strategic planning meeting. The NYKids Advisory Board has been in place since NYKids inception in 2005 and includes …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox In educational research, the concept of agency has provided a valuable conceptual alternative to deterministic portrayals of schools as oppressive institutions where teachers and students have little power over how they teach and …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, educators across the United States have the opportunity to explore Native American history with their students. Unfortunately, simplistic tales about the relationships of Native Americans and colonists still …
By Kristen C. Wilcox Like a tornado, COVID-19 has shown itself to be a somewhat unpredictable and dangerous force of nature. And as one storm chaser in the thriller “Twister” recommended while a tornado approached and debris starting flying through …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Aaron Leo This Veterans Day, we take a moment to unpack the concept of “civic engagement”, reflect on the value of community and national service, and connect these topics to ways educators in positive outlier …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin On November 4th, the NYKids team attended an edTrends panel discussion on civil discourse and civic engagement. The panel participants offered their perspectives on the ways that educators can facilitate civil discourse that …
By Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox This is the second in a series of blogs presenting our findings from the second phase of the College and Career Readiness Study focusing on students’ experiences and perspectives in two odds-beating schools. …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin Educators in rural schools, like in other school contexts (Kerner & Hall, 2009; Sorensen & Fleming, 2004), are increasingly expected to use relevant research to guide school and district improvements and show measurable …