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 …
Summer is upon us, and so is a new episode of NYKids Deep Dive, the podcast featuring conversations with educators, researchers, and advocates for high-quality educational opportunities from across New York State. This episode is the second in a series …
by Jessie Tobin & Lisa Graham-Donato The NYKids team wishes everyone a wonderful start to the new year! To gear up for the year ahead we are taking a trip down memory lane and reflecting on our audience engagement in …
By, Dr. C. Fred Engelhardt Jr., Director of Grants and Program Development, City School District of Albany There are certain national and global events that folks remember the precise moment when they occurred, and all of the situational context associated …
By, Aaron Leo, Lisa Graham-Donato, Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox Over the past year, NYKids has partnered with Chatham Central School District (CSD), Tech Valley High (TVHS), and colleagues from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) COVID-19 Equity in Education project to address the impacts …
by Jessie Tobin and Kristen C. Wilcox In 2022, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) published data on youth reading assessments showing a dip in test scores among nine-year-old students. These data were especially alarming for students with disabilities …
by Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox Recent NYKids blogs have explored findings from our latest report, “Opportunities and Challenges to Adapt and Innovate: How Educators Confronted the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The research drew on interviews and focus groups with 88 …
By Jessie Tobin & Kristen C. Wilcox Happy New Year from NYKids! We are thrilled to embark on a new era of accomplishing our mission to inform, inspire, and improve with our partners across the state, nation, and world (and …
by Aaron Leo The last year has seen a range of new evidence which points to the severe effects of the pandemic on youths’ mental health and social-emotional wellbeing. A report from the Center for Disease Control, for example, states …
By Maria I. Khan & Kristen C. Wilcox NYKids’s Partnerships with TVHS and Chatham with support from AIR NYKids has been regularly sharing updates about our work with Tech Valley High School and Chatham Central School District in addressing critical …