NYKids – University at Albany | Catherine Kramer | Activity https://ny-kids.org/members/ckramer/activity/ Activity feed for Catherine Kramer. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:23:01 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 365fc553d48d9865b01b73d4bf497cbc Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9896 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:57 -0500 The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) and the Family Leadership Design Collaborative (FLDC) recently released a report.

The report “Recasting Families and Communities as Co-Designers of Education in T […]

]]> 26d4fa24d3d49099992585e0276404c8 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9887 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:20:59 -0500 A nagging question for many school and district leaders as well as others in charge of tracking student performance is “How do our kids perform compared to those in other schools?” Collecting and interpreting dat […]

]]> e3e648fedec40fbf70a115bdaea8e785 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9844 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:24:25 -0500 While summer provides educators with opportunities for some well-deserved relaxation, it also offers opportunities to reflect and prepare for a new school year.  On July 17th  and 18th, educators from several s […]

]]> ef3d5c0669f20e48db8d00f064d17a4f Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9825 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:08:11 -0500 Summer vacation provides school leaders with a time to retool and reboot. The MiddleWeb offers Four Summer Strategies for School Leaders to make this a productive time. Though written specifically for middle […]

]]> c7e8d4cfb800e7840331c1822e2c855b Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9816 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 05:49:05 -0500 One out of every four schools in the U.S. is considered rural, and these schools serve nearly nine million students according to a report from the Rural School and Community Trust.

Rural students have both […]

]]> 99465aeec760cac7a2dedfe0ed256453 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9801 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:37:27 -0500 “We tend to work with a culture of ‘We’re going to give you [students] respect and we’re going to expect it back, and we are going to have conversations with you [students] when we see that that’s not happening […]

]]> d864bc3a73e6fde5619405bacd9acff7 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9797 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:32:57 -0500 NYKids hosted a small gathering of some of our advisory committee members to discuss new directions for NYKids in the upcoming academic year. Among the many planned activities, NYKids is gearing up to go back into […]

]]> 5ed697278d5e53baaeb151841d0f15f3 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9793 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:02:07 -0500 By Hal A. Lawson

The 20th Century management guru, Peter Drucker, claimed that planning for a more desirable future starts with “a theory of planned abandonment.”  He offered a question to launch it: If we hadn […]

]]> e90aa7277c6510ba2fbc0024dfeb0293 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9775 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:56:39 -0500 In the 2018-19 school year, NYKids worked with Arongen and Montgomery C. Smith Elementary Schools on identifying and addressing improvement goals. COMPASS Institutes harness NYKids research on odds-beating schools […]

]]> 9d49f1905a062dca722dfc15222d0718 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9763 Fri, 24 May 2019 02:41:12 -0500 A recent report by the Latino Educational Advocacy Directors (LEAD) Coalition calls attention to the distressing graduation rates of New York State’s English language learners (ELLs)[1]: in 2017, the four-year d […]

]]> 7394dcc7d0fc1b6ad4a4269c9ae16fa0 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9750 Mon, 13 May 2019 10:38:29 -0500 By Catherine Kramer

The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) examined international educational systems, highlighting two countries – Japan and Singapore – for promoting equity among mar […]

]]> 1303d8a8738100defec261fd92149e23 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9746 Fri, 03 May 2019 17:16:09 -0500 By Aaron Leo, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Kristen C. Wilcox, Director of Research and Development

Team-based approaches to improve school functioning and student outcomes offer great promise, yet frequently yield […]

]]> a17b88abcdc010fb598d0a68728bda30 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9741 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:21:43 -0500 The NYKids team attended the sixth annual Carnegie Foundation Summit hosted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Summit brings together practicing K-12 and post-secondary educators, […]

]]> dbb7609a5863baa87f916549abcb1880 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9724 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:18:48 -0500 By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant, Kristen Wilcox, Director of Research and Development, Kathryn Schiller, Co-Investigator

School culture survey results, part of the college and career readiness study, […]

]]> 7333647ad9ef00f4415781be412b5fb5 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9730 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:43:28 -0500 By Catherine Kramer

Kristen Wilcox, Catherine Kramer, and Hal Lawson presented findings from the latest study (college and career readiness) at the annual conference of the American Education Research […]

]]> 5c6afaac77827322938d6bab1508462d Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9721 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:56:36 -0500 by Aaron Leo and  Kristen C. Wilcox

“We’re not afraid to be ourselves… we [have] academic freedom and flexibility.” – Sherburne-Earlville teacher

“…the student … as opposed to being taught to, they’re more tau […]

]]> 34609ac2cddb4bc130db29f8273d411c Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9692 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:24:42 -0500 By Kathryn S. Schiller, Co-Investigator, Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant, and Kristen C. Wilcox, Director of Research and Development
Since 2004, NYKids has studied elementary, middle, and high schools that […]

]]> c7fbf53380cd348c7aef709245582e45 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9688 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 14:04:06 -0500 Capital Area School Development Association Executive Director, Mike Piccirillo, spoke with NYKids Director of Research and Development Kristen Wilcox.  They discussed culturally responsive education in […]

]]> 924b9faeec1e0c83a4f42a28a7bdf749 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9676 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:59:09 -0500 By Brian D. Rhode (Interim Director of Professional Development and Lead Evaluator, Averill Park CSD) and Kristen C. Wilcox (Director of Research and Development, NYKids)

It seems fair to say that most educators […]

]]> 86d6d358b72d0b47a6231d2fd9b845a2 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9669 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:01:55 -0500 By Catherine Kramer, Research Assistant, NYKids

“There is a remarkable confluence of experience and science on one point: Children learn best when we treat them as human beings, with social and emotional as w […]

]]> 44ccbd6f2ddeddd7de3588b06b1430ba Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9463 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:58:37 -0500 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 […]

]]> dfc969319a2242d8e413a8d30b36a996 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9459 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:16:54 -0500 Watch a video summary of the workshop presented on February 5th.

]]> 528b192406cac816daec5b65cee82424 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9443 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:47:23 -0500 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 […]

]]> 8d55089fa110c1640e9f369b5429a331 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9411 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:49:59 -0500 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 […]

]]> 006e50b8fd2d4df08e470bb06aaa6a4c Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=9112 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:43:08 -0500 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 […]

]]> 644af1e6b28e9ea954e4ce340109fc2e Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8972 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:15:08 -0500 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 […]

]]> b5d69ff28a3fd51fee7d62f24fa29162 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8825 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:00:30 -0500 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 […]

]]> 132d71c4bd0797794acdcd5a374c7ebd Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8794 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:33:56 -0500 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 […]

]]> 05f237608a3ac542b1efb7c44dfad8a4 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8791 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:30:49 -0500 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 […]

]]> a9b1caa7163b876d0be8ad1d86956885 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8783 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:53:31 -0500 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 […]

]]> 40633eced0be2081642676355c786783 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8772 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:16:19 -0500 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 […]

]]> f57c061d5d59a8d931a546859b0e256c Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8766 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:13:52 -0500 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 […]

]]> eab7b35ea7f7af9af59a97fa9cfcbaec Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8761 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:06:41 -0500 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 […]

]]> 25247a99f6570fd1b5a58b8a57a27d00 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8756 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:21:09 -0500 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 […]

]]> 5b769e029fa9ab4fde669802abd6d4e8 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8749 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:12:18 -0500 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 […]

]]> 6921864e9fb7ffb7f76de62cbd0a5b14 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8746 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:23:15 -0500 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 […]

]]> 790ca6e5fc0709ec1fee0a9ea0b9e945 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8739 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:49:12 -0500 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 […]

]]> 617c8e93c23245e0aa2b9ddf047aa868 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8726 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:29:04 -0500 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 […]

]]> 972f24e1c6f48aa9349df493f8dd2a85 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8714 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 22:41:53 -0500 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 […]

]]> ff61a99321993fcc86daca7e17ab7fa2 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8710 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:17:32 -0500 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 […]

]]> 321bd6cd5d93f481be0e4622a3684677 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8708 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:10:34 -0500 by Catherine Kramer, NYKids Research Assistant

Education Week reports that educators in states across the country are increasingly emphasizing career education. To do this, local district and school leaders, […]

]]> a57732e1605d940c36890efe0f6980ab Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8700 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:58:43 -0500 By Catherine Kramer, NYKids Research Assistant

New research from the Census Bureau and economists at Brown and Harvard Universities examines the power of neighborhoods in trapping or propelling young people out […]

]]> 322b6e1c1f9b3184e88c9b6add08eb67 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8674 Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:06:24 -0500 Read the recent press release from the University at Albany about the latest research from NYKids.

 

]]> a74b61752afd4b4bc9e196541baa45b1 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8676 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:08:41 -0500 by Hal A. Lawson, Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership; and Professor of Social Welfare, University at Albany – SUNY

“Beating the odds” has two connotations. Although one is associated with gam […]

]]> d38f49eb0f87eb1ee651c838d8c8c3df Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8668 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:50:23 -0500 Dr. Kristen Wilcox (Director of Research and Development for NYKids) and Nancy Andress (Faculty for CASDA) hosted a COMPASS Institute at Arongen Elementary in Shenendehowa CSD.COMPASS is research-driven […]

]]> c3f7abf2256fb56682d9bca877e63069 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8623 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:01:51 -0500 by Catherine Kramer, NYKids Research Assistant 

NYKids is gearing up to release the findings from its latest study focusing on how odds-beating high school educators prepare students for college or […]

]]> 0645dfb40af24b80d629e1f7f366d434 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8607 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:15:05 -0500 NYKids was featured at the University at Albany’s School of Education Day. The day is intended to celebrate the educational innovations and advancements made by the School of Education’s faculty and students. […]

]]> f24d6c20448fc50601b79df1d4798e36 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8590 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:05:36 -0500 NYKids releases the initial results of its latest study that focuses on how odds-beating school educators prepare students for college or career.

This study provides on-the-ground insights into what measures […]

]]> 8bfac3ed69e0a968582a496fb7aa38f7 Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8575 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:28:57 -0500 New course available from NYKids’ Kristen Wilcox. Register now at: https://www.albany.edu/apply-now

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]]> 66a2aa03c9db1a909934cc4f0812973e Catherine Kramer wrote a new post https://ny-kids.org/?p=8570 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:59:27 -0500 Dr. Kristen Wilcox from NYKids (right) and Nancy Andress from CASDA (left) invited by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) to their school improvement workshop at Monroe BOCES.

 

 

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