We are grateful to the members of our NYKids Advisory Board who gathered on December 8th for our annual meeting. Their dedication to supporting NYKids in providing relevant research and improvement resources for educators across New York State is invaluable. …
By, Maria I. Khan Educational Improvement Science (EIS) has emerged as one of the most promising approaches in transforming how schools and systems respond to persistent challenges. Unlike traditional reforms that often rely on top-down solutions, EIS emphasizes disciplined inquiry, …
Yet another eventful year is in the books for NYKids! We are thrilled to share highlights from the past year, as well as a preview of what is in store in 2025! NYKids Embarks on New Study of Persistent and …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin From April 23rd -25th the NYKids team participated in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Annual Summit in San Diego, California. The event hosted funders, teachers, school and district leaders, improvement …
By Kristen C. Wilcox On Monday April 24th at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (and available as a pre-recorded session for those attending virtually) I am delighted to join with colleagues from around the United States to offer a workshop …
By Kristen Wilcox This week, NYKids shares its work with Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School to address pandemic-related disruptions via its research-practice partnership at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. Meeting 21st Century Problems with …
By Jessie Tobin What role do higher education institutions play in diversifying the education workforce and ensuring students of all backgrounds feel belonging within their chosen fields in education? NYKids Director and Associate Professor Dr. Kristen C. Wilcox is a member …
By Kristen C. Wilcox and Maria Khan Recently NYKids team members attended the “Collaborative Learning and Technology in Networked Improvement Communities (NICs)” webinar hosted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Panelists included: Anthony S. Bryk, author of …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Deborah Larrabee This Carnegie Foundation Summit presentation revisits Fort Plain Junior Senior High school which has partnered with NYKids for a number of years in using NYKids’ positive outlier/deviance research in com bination with improvement …
By Jessie Tobin, Lisa Yu, & Kristen C. Wilcox In this blog, we highlight one of the six principles of Improvement Science; being problem-focused and user-centered. We connect it to NYKids improvement work and research with a few suggested strategies …