News Archives

Changing the Culture

(Not) Talking about Race in the Classroom
The Research of Assistant Professor Mica Pollock
Harvard Graduate School of Education
October 1, 2004

Mathematics and Case-Based Instruction
An Interview with TEP Director Kay Merseth
Harvard Graduate School of Education
August 1, 2004

Arming New Teachers with Survival Skills
A conversation with Katherine K. Merseth about teacher education
Harvard Education Letter: Research Online
September/October 2002

Why New Teachers Quit By Katherine C. Boles and Vivian Troen

New Research Finds School Hiring and Support Practices Fall Short
New research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education reveals that many schools are not organized to hire and support new teachers in ways that help them enter the profession smoothly and attain early success.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
April 22, 2003

What Secondary Teachers Can Do To Teach Reading: A three-step strategy for helping students delve deeper into texts
By Vicki A. Jacobs

Transition to Teaching Math and Science:
The Transition to Teaching Math and Science (T2MS) Program is an exciting initiative that provides financial assistance for selected candidates in HGSE's MidCareer Math and Science (MCMS) Program to train to teach in the Boston Public Schools.

New HGSE Dean Visits Summer Academy
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, on her second day as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, visits the Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy, a collaboration between the HGSE Teacher Education Program and the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
Harvard Gazette
July 18, 2002

Celebrating the Teacher's Teacher
Katherine K. Merseth, winner of the 2001 Morningstar Award for Excellence in Teaching, is the kind of mentor that even established teachers aspire to become.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
October 15, 2001

Teacher of the Year Visits
Michele Forman discussed issues of teaching and learning with students in the Teacher Education Program during a recent visit to campus.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
November 5, 2001

Research on New Teachers
43% of new teachers in New Jersey plan to leave classroom teaching; nearly half are mid-career entrants. The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers at HGSE releases a new round of findings on a changing profession.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
August 27, 2001

Teaching's Next Generation: What Will It Take to Attract and Keep New Teachers? *
Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson's research begins to answer the hard questions about finding and retaining new stars in today's most important profession.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
December 1, 2000