Amanda Lester

By Hal A. Lawson

As the 20th Century closed, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and its Council on Adolescent Development published a clarion call to action, A Matter of Time: Risk and Opportunity in the […]

By Aaron Leo

Millions of public-school students across the country are now being educated remotely due to the social distancing measures brought on by the spread of COVID-19. The challenge of holding lessons […]

By Lisa Yu

In response to school closures due to COVID-19, educators around the world are looking for guidance in how to use technology in ways that keep students on track for high school graduation and […]

by Kristen C. Wilcox

The NYKids College and Career Readiness study identified “positive outlier” schools that consistently produced better-than-predicted graduation outcomes for diverse student sub […]

By Kristen C. Wilcox

While educators (including family members and other caretakers) look for ways to sustain learning opportunities during the COVID-19 school closures, Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School […]

By Hal A. Lawson and Aaron Leo

The late John Goodlad, internationally acclaimed educational renewal leader, once sparked controversy among members of the Leadership Academy for The National Network for […]

By Stephanie Affinito, Ph.D., Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning, University at Albany; saffinito@albany.edu
Supporting Literacy Instruction Remotely

Educators everywhere […]

By Lisa Yu

Through this third installment in the NYKids 20-20 blog series, we look back at 15 years of NYKids’ research in schools across New York State to revisit past findings from odds-beating schools and e […]

By Hal A. Lawson, PhD
A Place Called School
Educators everywhere have heard and perhaps used a familiar slogan, “All children will come to school ready and able to learn”.  It announces a mix of belief, hope, expe […]

By Amanda Lester

Through this second installment in the NYKids 20-20 blog series, we look back at 15 years of NYKids’ research in schools across New York State to revisit past findings from the odds-beating s […]

By Fang (Lisa) Yu

Increasing diversity in suburban communities challenges the prevailing myth that students educated in suburban schools come from White and middle-class families. Instead, recent studies have […]

By Aaron Leo

As the student population in New York State and across the country continues to become more socioeconomically, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse, the challenge of engaging each […]

By Kristen C. Wilcox and Jim Wager

Since the early 2000’s New York State has seen changes evident across the nation, and these changes have affected schools and the children and adults who step in their doors e […]

by Amanda J. Lester

The unique characteristics of rural school districts and their surrounding communities present both challenges and opportunities for rural school educators. Some of the challenges faced by […]

by Fang (Lisa) Yu and Aaron Leo
The Culture and Climate Connection
Many educators and policymakers have realized that student achievement is highly affected by school culture and climate. Malverne Senior High […]

By Aaron Leo

A major goal of qualitative research is to glean a rich and deep understanding of participants’ experiences and perspectives. Unlike quantitative studies that often seek to confirm a hypothesis o […]

By Brian Rhode and Amanda Lester

Organizational models and leadership practices can play a significant role in affecting student outcomes. As noted in recent school leadership research, “Leaders in schools m […]

By Kristen C. Wilcox and Fang (Lisa) Yu

Finding out what kids think about their educational experiences is key to improving what educators do. At the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a core […]

By Kristen C. Wilcox

School and system leaders need innovations that help them to produce improvements that address disparities of opportunities and outcomes experienced by too many marginalized youth in K-12 […]

By Lisa Yu
Self-Selecting Comparison Schools
A not uncommon question for many parents is: “How well does my child’s school perform compared to other schools?” Likewise, educators, community members and other […]