Aaron Leo

NYKids’ Deep Dive Podcast: Mindfulness: What Does it Really Mean? How Can Educators Apply It? Dr. Schussler Breaks It Down We’re excited to announce episode two of the NYKids Deep Dive, a new podcast series featuring the voices of educators, researchers, and advocates for h […]

Student Voice and Leadership Skills for Leaders of the Future by Jessie Tobin You may have noticed a surge in interest in the term ‘Student Voice’ during the last few decades. While cultivating student voice in sch […]

Announcing NYKids’ Deep Dive Podcast: First Episode with Dave Little from the Rural Schools Association Keeping up with NYKids research and school improvement work in New York State just got more exciting!   We’re excited to announce the NYKids Deep Dive, a ne […]

International Perspectives on School Improvement and Effectiveness by, Kristen C. Wilcox The International Congress for School Improvement and Effectiveness (ICSEI) is a venue for those committed to the ICSEI three-decade […]

Highlighting NYKids Invited Talks in Singapore By Kristen C. Wilcox In the context of growing interest in the generation and use of improvement research in education (IRE) and collaborative continuous […]

Spotlighting Newcomer Youth in the New Year: Who are New York’s Newcomers and How are Schools Meeting Their Needs? The U.S. Department of Education defines newcomers simply as “any foreign-born students and their families who have recently arrived in the United S […]

Happy Holidays from NYKids! Our 2024 Year in Review Yet another eventful year is in the books for NYKids! We are thrilled to share highlights from the past year, as well as a preview of what is in store in […]

NYKids’ 20th Anniversary Study of Emergent and Persistent Positive Outlier Schools: Cross-Case Report Now Available By, Paul Guay, Aaron Leo, and Kristen C. Wilcox After a year of hard work, our latest study, NYKids’ 20th Anniversary Study of Emergent and Persistent P […]

NYKids Advisory Board Meeting Appreciations and Summary: Discussing Hot Topics in PK-12 Education By, Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox, & Aaron Leo “Wonderful work!” –  Dave Little, Executive Director, Rural Schools Association On November 19th, 2024, the […]

How Do We Identify Persistent and Emergent Positive Outlier Schools and Study Them?: Methods and Procedures Report for NYKids’ Latest Study Now Available by Aaron Leo, Kristen C. Wilcox, and Paul Guay After a year of hard work, our latest study, “NYKids’ 20th Anniversary Study of Emergent and Persistent Pos […]

NYKids’ Research Article Alert: Principals’ Discursive Framing and Communications by Kristen C. Wilcox, Maria Khan, & Aaron Leo “A crisis that is well-handled can ultimately improve an organization and entire systems” (Bundy et al., 2 […]

What is the research saying about community engagement?: Check out open access teaching cases until Dec. 13th by, Kristen C. Wilcox I have served on the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL) Editorial Team for the past few years and appreciate the […]

Keeping Traditions While Innovating to Engage: Promising Practices from Alfred-Almond Jr. Sr. HS Case Study In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures, educators across the world continue to express concerns about keeping students engaged. For […]

Brookfield Central Case Study from Latest NYKids Study Now Available This summer, NYKids has been busy releasing case studies of schools which participated our latest study of Persistent and Emergent Positive Outliers in New […]

Lessons on Stabilizing Leadership, Bridging Cultural Divides, and Innovating around Curriculum and Instruction: LaFayette Jr. Sr. HS Case Study Now Available! As recent research notes, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated rates of burnout and turnover among school and district leaders. These shifts often had a […]

Adapting to Youth Mental Health Needs in Rural Schools: Lessons from NYKids’ Latest Study Youth mental health is a top concern for educators and policymakers as the last two decades have seen a rise in youths’ mental health struggles. Scholars h […]

Latest Case Study from Roxbury Central School Now Available from NYKids This summer, the NYKids team continues to release case studies from our 20th anniversary study. This year, we’ve returned to schools from our previous s […]

Reporting From the Rural Schools Association Conference: Leveraging Strengths and Sharing Promising Practices By, Kristen C. Wilcox “Great moments are made of great opportunity” – Herb Brooks With the theme “The Miracle of Rural Education”, inspired by the famous 19 […]

What Does “Excellence on Purpose” Look Like in Malverne Senior High School?: Announcing NYKids Latest Persistent Positive Outlier Case Study We are excited to announce the case study of Malverne Senior High School our latest persistent positive outlier school in this study, is now available. […]

Latest Case Study from Fillmore Central School Now Available from NYKids: Leveraging Belongingness to Improve Students’ Experiences NYKids has been hard at work this year visiting schools throughout the state. As described in a previous blog, for our 20th anniversary study, NYKids is […]