NYKids Deep Dive
NYKids Deep Dive
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Hello and welcome to the NY Kids Deep Dive podcast where we engage in our principles to Inform, Inspire, and Improve New York State Schools through conversation with educators, leaders, researchers, and advocates for high-quality education from across the state. We invite you to join us in an exploration of practices, policies, and research so you can be part of making the changes you want to see in our educational system.
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The podcast emphasizes topics such as rural education challenges, innovative educational policies, and effective teaching practices, with episodes featuring discussions about improvements to rural school environments and insights from education reform advocates.

Hello and welcome to the NY Kids Deep Dive podcast where we engage in our principles to Inform, Inspire, and Improve New York State Schools through conversation with educators, leaders, researchers, and advocates for high-quality education from across the state. We invite you to join us in an exploration of practices, policies, and research so you can be part of making the changes you want to see in our educational system.
In our latest episode of NYKids Deep Dive, Assistant Director of Research at NYKids, Aaron Leo, sits down with Kevin Watson, principal of Kendall Elementary School – one the positive outlier schools featured in NYKids’ latest study!
During the episode, Principal Watson recounts a number of ways that he and staff members at KES have built ties to the community and strengthened the relationship between the school, local businesses and organizations, and families.
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You can read more about Kendall Elementary School in our full case study report here.

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