Tag Archives: Karen Mapp

On the Ground: Denver

By Lory Hough 01/22/2013 04:43 pm | Add a Comment

On the Ground is a new feature in Ed. that will focus on one of the many places around the world where we’re doing good work as a community. First up: Denver. Read More…

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A Match on Dry Grass

By Jill Anderson 11/04/2011 03:47 pm | 1 Comment

Last month, Associate Professor Mark Warren, Lecturer Karen Mapp, and 15 doctoral students celebrated the release of their book, “A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform,” the culmination of a long-standing research project. Read More…

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Closing Time

By Laura Pappano 05/16/2011 03:51 pm | Add a Comment

The reality is, school districts close schools for many reasons: tight budgets, low performance, underenrollment. Once the decision is made, the question becomes: How do you do it right? Read More…

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Reville and Mapp by Abby Kroft/Harvard Crimson

Faculty Debates “Superman” at Askwith Forum

By Jill Anderson 10/18/2010 09:33 am | 6 Comments

Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members participated in an Askwith Forum panel discussing the controversial documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman’.” (Photo by Abby Kroft/Harvard Crimson) Read More…

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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Chike Aguh, EPM’10

By admin 05/11/2010 02:48 pm | 7 Comments

Chike Aguh’s work as a teacher led him to the Ed School where he has developed an intense focus on education policy and management that has caught the attention of his classmates and faculty. Read More…

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Faculty Members Represent HGSE at AERA Annual Meeting

By admin 05/05/2010 09:37 am | Add a Comment

Members of the Harvard Graduate School of Education community participated in and were honored at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) held from April 30 to May 4 in Denver. Read More…

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Community Organizing for School Reform

By Jill Anderson 05/04/2010 11:19 am | 1 Comment

For the 16 students, who became part of Warren and Mapp’s four-year research project exploring the ins and outs of six community organizing groups within the United States, it was truly a career — even life — changing opportunity. Read More…

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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Terri-Nicole Singleton, TIE’09

By News editor 06/02/2009 11:00 am | 14 Comments

If Terri-Nicole Singleton, Ed.M.’09, could change one thing about education, she would make sure that every policymaker, elected official, administrator, or really anyone who makes decisions for children worked at least three years in a diverse, cross-section of classrooms. Read More…

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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Kathy Yang, L&T’09

By News editor 05/26/2009 02:10 pm | 6 Comments

Bronx, N.Y., native Kathy Yang, Ed.M.’09, thought HGSE would help transition her from teaching elementary English as Second Language to working with immigrant adolescents and their families in a nonprofit. Read More…

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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Joe Baker, EPM’09

By News editor 05/22/2009 02:05 pm | 5 Comments

Milwaukee native Joe Baker, Ed.M.’09, came to the Ed School wanting to do it all in education, only to discover what he really wants is to get back in the classroom and teach. Read More…

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