So much of what happens to students is beyond their control; students are told what to do, where to go, and even what to eat with little to no input from them. This is a common experience for far too many students; an experience that perpetuates passivity and the idea that youth are receivers of knowledge rather than co-creators.

Happy New Year! We hope 2018 is full of amazing things for you, your organizations, and your students. If you’re like us, your new year’s resolutions are all about improving for students, and we’ve got opportunities below to help turn those resolutions into reality.

2017, you’ve been great… but we’re ready for 2018! Save the date now for SSN Innovates: Think Tank, where all collabs will come together to share out progress and take away ideas to push ahead.

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. We’re grateful for all of you – our friends, supporters, thought partners – who helped make this year a success. We look forward to another year of working together to create a stronger ecosystem for students in New York City.

"We have performance based outcomes and can see that we can get people engaged in employment, but what are the skills that will allow them for career advancement? We’re aiming for our young people to be connected not just employed; empowered not just recipients."

All Student Success Network members are invited to the Data Lab where we will have the opportunity to dig into SEL data together as a Network. Research Alliance for New York City Schools will present their analysis of trends and we will hear from the members whose data indicates they are rapidly moving the needle in meeting their students' SEL needs.