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Merseth Named to Math Educators Hall of Fame

Professor Kay Merseth was recently inducted into the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts (ATMIM). She was inducted in July along with three other math educators.

Study Shows TEP Grads Stay in Teaching Longer

According to a new study conducted by HGSE advanced doctoral student Morgaen Donaldson, Ed.M.’97, Teacher Education Program (TEP) alums stay in the classroom significantly longer than the average American teacher.

Noyce Scholarships provide incentive for public school internships

Among the topics in the national conversation on education during the past few years have been teacher retention (particularly for high-needs schools) and the lack of math and science educators in primary and secondary settings.

Stuart Albright, TAC '02, named 2006 Teacher of the Year for the Durham, NC Public Schools

Stu Albright has been teaching English at Jordan High School in Durham, NC, since his graduation from TAC in 2002. Albright says "I couldn't imagine doing anything else in the world... There are days when I look around the classroom and I think, I can't believe they're paying me to do this."

HGSE Students Repair and Rebuild New Orleans Schools

boxes in a school yard in New Orleans HGSE students carry boxes and books

TEP students organized a volunteer trip to New Orleans to help reopen several schools that had been closed by Hurricane Katrina.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 23, 2006

Noyce Scholarship Program for TEP Math and Science Candidates

The National Science Foundation has awarded a 3-year grant to TEP for scholarships for math and science candidates who will commit to teaching for two years in the Boston Public Schools.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
October 19, 2005

Math Matters: Closing the Gap on Mathematical Quandaries

Katherine K. Merseth, Director of the Teacher Education Program, leads HGSE discussion of how to teach and assess mathematics.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
November 22, 2005

Blessed Returns: A Student's Summer in One of America's Poorest Cities

Blessed Returns by Stuart Albright Stuart Albright at signing

Stuart Albright, a TAC 2002 alumnus, has just published a book about his work in a Camden, NJ, youth facility during the summer of 1999.

Training and Support for Middle School Math Teachers

Massachusetts Department of Education awards grant to Harvard Graduate School of Education for professional development for middle school math teachers.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 10, 2004

Educational Enrichment Partnership

Harvard supports Cambridge learning with $500,000 in grants.
Harvard Gazette
August 21, 2003

Writer Visits Summer Academy

Novelist Junot Diaz discusses world literature with students of the Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy.
Harvard Gazette
August 21, 2003

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