Catherine Kramer

By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

At Port Chester Senior High School their foyer is lit by a globe that illuminates flags from around the world […]

Watch a video summary of the workshop presented on February 5th.

by Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

NYKids partnered with the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) and Capital Region BOCES to offer a workshop […]

by Aaron Leo, Postdoctoral Fellow (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

A recent Pew Research Center report indicates that many immigrant groups in the United States are making gains in educational […]

By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

Educators at Sherburne-Earlville Senior High describe the school district as the center of the community. They […]

By Francesca Durand, NYKids Co-Investigator and edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, NYKids Research & Development Director

The language used by leaders sets the tone for “the way we do things” in a school or dis […]

By Hal Lawson, NYKids Co-Investigator

Seven, thought to be a lucky number for gamblers, also designates pivotal improvement features in odds-beating secondary schools.  Odds-beating educators constantly steward […]

BY Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development for NYKids

While rural students continue to achieve on par with their peers in suburban and urban contexts on a number of outcome measures, achievement gaps […]

By Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development for NYKids,  and Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids 

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) underscores the imperative that each and every c […]

By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

Maple Grove Junior-Senior High School is part of the Bemus Point Central School District located in western New […]

BY Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development, and Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant

NYKids released the findings from the Odds-beating College and Career Readiness study during a convening of the […]

By Kristen C. Wilcox, Director of Research and Development, NYKids

How do some schools beat the odds in preparing their diverse students for college and career? The latest NYKids study sought to find out. Read […]

By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids (Edited by Kristen C. Wilcox, Director NYKids)

At Freeport High School the accomplishments of students are celebrated everywhere you look. Displays of student […]

Spotlight of an Odds-Beater: Alfred-Almond is the Pride of the Community By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids Respect is seen as an important part of the Alfred-Almond tradition. The principal, a former special […]

Spotlight of an Odds-Beater: Access Creates Opportunity at Crown Point By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids Leaders and educators at Crown Point Central School describe it as having “a family atmosphere,” wit […]

Spotlight of an Odds-Beater: Dreaming Big at Malverne Senior High School By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids Caring, collaboration, and collegiality are at the core of Malverne Senior High School. When confronted […]

by Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids

NYKids researchers find positive youth development is part of the DNA of odds-beating schools.

Positive youth development (PYD) involves a holistic view of […]

by Aaron Leo, NYKids Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate

Family engagement is linked with numerous positive academic outcomes, yet many schools struggle to establishing authentic partnerships with students’ f […]

By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant for NYKids

Aaron Leo, Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate, Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant, and Hal Lawson, Professor and NYKids Co-Investigator, presented at the […]

By Kristen Wilcox, Associate Professor and Director of Research and Development, NYKids

With pockets of teacher workforce shortages and long-standing questions as to what influences better outcomes for […]