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 …
We’re excited to announce a new episode of NYKids Deep Dive! Our podcast features the voices of educators, researchers, and advocates for high-quality educational opportunities from across New York State. In this podcast, NYKids Director Kristen C. Wilcox and Assistant …
We’re excited to announce episode two of the NYKids Deep Dive, a new podcast series featuring the voices of educators, researchers, and advocates for high-quality educational opportunities from across New York State. In our second episode, NYKids Research Assistants Jessie …
Keeping up with NYKids research and school improvement work in New York State just got more exciting! We’re excited to announce the NYKids Deep Dive, a new podcast series featuring the voices of educators, researchers, and advocates for high-quality …
The U.S. Department of Education defines newcomers simply as “any foreign-born students and their families who have recently arrived in the United States.” This definition acknowledges not only the vast cultural and linguistic diversity of newcomers but also recognizes that …
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 Aaron Leo, Kristen C. Wilcox, and Paul Guay After a year of hard work, our latest study, “NYKids’ 20th Anniversary Study of Emergent and Persistent Positive Outlier Schools: What Accounts for Better Student Outcomes Over Time?” is on its …
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures, educators across the world continue to express concerns about keeping students engaged. For instance, a recent report by the Center for Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University reports …
Youth mental health is a top concern for educators and policymakers as the last two decades have seen a rise in youths’ mental health struggles. Scholars have identified youth social media engagement, social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the …
This summer, the NYKids team continues to release case studies from our 20th anniversary study. This year, we’ve returned to schools from our previous study which have continued to demonstrate positive outlier status (what we call “persistent positive outliers”) as …