Yearly Archives: 2011

On Board with Grove Hall Prep

By Michael Blanding 12/20/2011 04:10 pm | Add a Comment

As five Ed School alums help to open Grove Hall Preparatory Charter School, they learn what it takes to build a school from the ground up. (Photo by Jacob Krupnik. Courtesy of Uncommon Schools.) Read More…

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Tech Savvy: A Q&A with Lecturer Greg Gunn

By newseditor 12/14/2011 10:19 am | 1 Comment

Lecturer Greg Gunn, cofounder of Wireless Generation, a leading educational software company, is bringing his unique perspective on entrepreneurship and education technology to the Ed.L.D. Program. Read More…

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Youth Speak: Gretchen Brion-Meisels

By newseditor 11/01/2011 10:22 am | 9 Comments

How would education research be different if, rather than adults asking the questions, youth asked instead? This past summer doctoral student Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Ed.M.’11, decided to find out. Read More…

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The Write Way: Michelle Fitzpatrick

By Jill Anderson 10/11/2011 03:07 pm | Add a Comment

Mind, Brain, and Education master’s candidate Michelle “Billie” Fitzpatrick helps people find their voices through the writing process. Read More…

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Economic Inequality: Cause of Urban School Problem

By Greg Duncan & Richard Murnane 10/07/2011 08:41 am | 3 Comments

Professor Richard Murnane and Greg Duncan write on urban schools in the “Chicago Tribune.” Read More…

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Read for the Record: HGSE Faculty

By Matt Weber 10/06/2011 01:58 pm | 2 Comments

Members of the HGSE faculty participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, a one-day campaign where more than 2 million people will read “Llama Llama Red Pajama.” Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Solutions to a Segregated School System

By Matt Weber 09/28/2011 08:00 am | Add a Comment

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Charles Willie, professor emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reflects on the challenges of desegregating schools in Boston in the 1970′s. Read More…

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At the Nexus: Charting a Charter

By Matt Weber 09/26/2011 10:51 am | 1 Comment

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Have you ever wondered how a charter school gets started? Ellen Williams, Ed.M.’10, cofounder and board member of Bridge Boston Charter School, shares her story in this episode of “At the Nexus.” (Photo courtesy of Bridge Boston Charter School.) Read More…

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HGSE Social Entrepreneur: Ben Berte

By Matt Weber 09/20/2011 10:12 am | 4 Comments

Ben Berte, Ed.M.’11, reflects on how his time at HGSE helped him cofound the education/technology startup Socrative. Read More…

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HGSE Remembers Vito Perrone

By Jill Anderson 09/16/2011 12:12 pm | 6 Comments

Vito Perrone, a retired HGSE faculty member with 23 years of experience at the school, passed away on Wednesday, August 24 in Cambridge, Mass. Read More…

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