High School, school and district leaders endeavored to find skilled candidates who shared commonalities with their students and held high expectations for all students. The principal, for instance, explained the…
to 15% once the pandemic began. Open-ended responses at the end of our survey revealed a similar trend. Respondents commented on the additional time constraints they faced in planning for…
has sharpened inequalities and served to widen existing gaps. Indeed, in the studies cited above, attendance rates were lower in both high-poverty districts and districts serving greater numbers of students…
where Economically Disadvantaged (ED) students do well according to rigorous performance criteria, then undertook to learn to what practices the leaders of these schools attribute their success. Coding notes from…
a.) used data strategically, and b.) built relationships and culture, improving academic outcomes for economically-disadvantaged students, and how any school can do so without additional funds. Celebrating Student Diversity: How…
environment free from bullying, discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and taunting. DASA included educating students on topics like citizenship, civility, and tolerance. At the federal level, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), initiated…
odds-beating and typically performing schools. As with several other NYKids studies, interviews conducted in this study centered around the question: How do you define success? and a follow-up prompt: What…
Findings from the 2015-16 ELL Elementary Study To gain a better understanding of how educators were addressing ELL needs under the amended CR Part 154, the NYKids team investigated 6…