By Jessie Tobin, Kristen C. Wilcox & Meg Rooney What Do We Know About Engagement? “[My] priority was [to] build relationships built on mutual respect and transparency and know where people are coming from . . . [to] make ourselves …
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 & Aaron Leo Supporting youths’ mental health has been a priority for school and district leaders for several years. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has exposed existing inequalities regarding access to mental health care and created new dilemmas. …
A $1.5 million dollar college and career readiness program for rural schools throughout New York and Vermont was announced last week by College for Every Student (CFES) Brilliant Pathways, a non-profit organization based in Essex, New York. The program requires …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Aaron Leo This Veterans Day, we take a moment to unpack the concept of “civic engagement”, reflect on the value of community and national service, and connect these topics to ways educators in positive outlier …
by Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin Educators in rural schools, like in other school contexts (Kerner & Hall, 2009; Sorensen & Fleming, 2004), are increasingly expected to use relevant research to guide school and district improvements and show measurable …
by Aaron Leo & Kristen C. Wilcox Culturally Responsive Education in Rural Schools The last several decades have seen a growing recognition of the value of culturally responsive education (CRE) alongside research that has documented its effectiveness in addressing disparities …
by Kristen Wilcox, Aaron Leo, and Jon Reidel In a recent interview, Kristen C. Wilcox, NYKids Research and Development Director, explored how Jon Reidel, Communications Director, at CFES Brilliant Pathways in Essex, NY sees the role of mentoring in helping …