We are excited to announce the release of our latest case study! Chautauqua Lake Elementary School, a PK-5 school on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in Western New York, offers practicing educators a compelling model for how school culture, staff …
NYKids’ latest case study is ready for you! Our new report highlights the promising practices found at New Visions Elementary School, located in Freeport, New York on Long Island. New Visions serves 433 students, over a quarter of whom are …
The latest NYKids case study is hitting your summer reading list! This time we are honored to share the story of Philadelphia Primary School (PS) – referred to fondly by educators and community members as “Philly”. This positive outlier elementary school is located in a rural region of New York’s North Country, just south …
We are excited to announce the release of our latest case study! Poland Elementary School, a rural PK–5 school in central New York that stands out for its ability to foster strong student engagement despite geographic isolation. Serving approximately 216 …
A new episode of NYKids Deep Dive is ready for you – just in time for the new school year! In this episode, Assistant Director of NYKids Aaron Leo meets with Joseph Otter, the Director of School Community Partnerships in …
By, Oema Rambharose We know what makes a school a persistent positive outlier from the point of view of school leaders and educators, but what do parents think? Do their values match what school leaders and educators believe is important …
By, Dr. Amy Crosson, Associate Professor, Penn State’s College of Education, Dr. Rebecca Silverman, Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Dr. Aaron Leo, Assistant Director of Research, NYKids, and Kristen C. Wilcox, Associate Professor, University at Albany & Director, …
by Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox The NYKids team is getting ready to head to Chicago for the American Educational Research Association’s annual conference. We’re excited to present findings from our latest study exploring the effects of the pandemic …
By Aaron Leo and Kristen C. Wilcox As we have recounted in previous blogs, NYKids’ most recent study explored the impacts of the pandemic on educators in six schools throughout New York State. One line of inquiry we pursued was …