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The Tools for Civic Engagement and Empowerment

It is a critical moment for our democracy. As Election 2020 approaches, we've assembled resources to support educators, families, and young people with the tools they need to learn, act, and lead.

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Dean's Education Fellows

Serving the Field of Education in a Time of Crisis

HGSE sent 26 recent graduates — as Dean’s Education Fellows — into districts across the country to meet the pressing challenges of COVID-19.

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Rosa Guzman Turco

Digital Media and Development

As a Science and Innovation Fellow, Ph.D. student Rosa Guzman Turco focuses on the power of technology to shape language and literacy development in preschool-aged children.

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HGSE is celebrating 100 years of impact.

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Usable Knowledge is an online resource from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that aims to make education research and best practices accessible to educators, policymakers, members of the media, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs, and parents.

Conversations Across Differences
A Nuanced View of Screen Time
Combatting Anti-Asian Racism
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Learn to Change the World

Our graduate degrees and professional education programs explore every facet of education, from pre-K through college, in school and after school, and across the human lifespan.

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Doctoral Programs

Become fully immersed in one of the world’s most dynamic and influential intellectual communities.

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Master's Programs

Explore the most challenging and exciting questions in education research, policy, and practice.

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Professional Education

Expand your skills and professional network through transformative online and on-campus programs.

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Our Community
Faculty

The HGSE faculty is a singularly impressive group of scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers actively working to improve the state of education worldwide.

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Pamela Mason
Pamela Mason

Senior lecturer; director of the Language & Literacy Program

Beyond the Canon
Meira Levinson
Meira Levinson

Professor of Education

Harvard EdCast: Schools, Families, and the Coronavirus
Deborah Jewell-Sherman
Deborah Jewell-Sherman

Professor of Practice

Harvard EdCast: School Leadership During Crisis
Catherine Snow
Catherine Snow

Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education

A Language and Literacy Pioneer
Fernando Reimers
Fernando Reimers

Professor of Practice; director of the International Education Policy Program

A Global Family
Sarah Dryden-Peterson
Sarah Dryden-Peterson

Associate Professor of Education; director of Refugee REACH (Research, Education, and Action for Change and Hope)

A Path to Opportunity for Refugees
Students and Alumni

Through their work across all areas of the education sector, our students and alumni work to ensure that every child has the opportunity to fulfill his or her potential.

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Samantha Pratt
Samantha Pratt

Ed.M.'19; Founder and CEO, KlickEngage

Supporting Student Wellbeing Every Day
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz

Ed.D.'02; CEO of First Light Education

Harvard EdCast: Improving College Access for Native People
Jorge Cuartas
Jorge Cuartas

Ph.D. student

The Consequences of Corporal Punishment
Zakiya Smith Ellis
Zakiya Smith Ellis

Ed.M.'07; Chief policy adviser, New Jersey governor’s office

Pushing for Post-Secondary Success
Martha Minow
Martha Minow

Ed.M.'76; University Professor, Harvard; former dean, Harvard Law School

At the Intersection of Law and Education

News and Announcements

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Harvard EdCast: Applying Education Research to Practice
October 30
Talking the Talk
October 29
Bridging the Gap Between Arts and Activism
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Events

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 4:30 - 5:45pm
PIER Public Seminar: Constance Lindsay
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 3 - 3:45pm
HGSE’s Education Now | The Impact of the Election
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 4:30 - 5:45pm
PIER Public Seminar: Daphna Bassok
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“It's important that the admission profession looks for innovative, powerful and effective ways to deliver high-qua… https://t.co/x0LphqaPhm
November 2
Make sure you have a plan to vote in the upcoming United States elections on Tuesday with help from the Harvard Vot… https://t.co/PS61FYdmP9
November 1
In a pioneering advancement in the way we teach and learn in STEM and beyond, Chris Dede and Tina Grotzer have help… https://t.co/FupGRVsSPo
October 30

Each year, our community gathers for a little tick-or-treat-y Halloween fun. This year, we gathered our HGSE kids,… https://t.co/P0ZHb8slXt

October 30
Early results indicate that students participating in early college programs still demonstrate intention of attendi… https://t.co/m1LwqdRZbR
October 29
Since 2014, @letstalkHGSE, relaunching as an online series this week, has explored how to promote the success and w… https://t.co/QtNU5Xvg2K
October 27
An all star panel of @mizuko (@UCIrvine), @Livingstone_S (@LSEnews), and @molapus (@CommonSenseEd) join us at our n… https://t.co/zdBQnG9tbf
October 25
"Rural places are assessed with the same inequalities as urban places, and, as our policymakers get out into rural… https://t.co/pzOrfFxYQz
October 25
“We have to make sure that what we're doing is actually in the best interest of students.” The work of Shirley Var… https://t.co/Lsi0aKyoEn
October 24
"You're never going to have the perfect environment to teach every learner; so, you can never say I'm going to wait… https://t.co/swyVmJ6SMM
October 23
Confronted with a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, a defining curricular reinvention, and a 100-year milestone to cele… https://t.co/EoAXf5W97l
October 22
The work of HGSE's Thomas Kane and Jennifer Ash of @HarvardCEPR was featured recently in the @Harvard Gazette for i… https://t.co/0qQmaNZrW4
October 21
Joseph Lekuton, Ed.M. '03 — an educator, writer, and member of Kenya’s parliament — unites his Maasai past with his… https://t.co/RPKFH8ymJU
October 20
Have you made your voting plan, HGSE? HGSE Dean @bterrylong donned her best mask and headed to historic Fenway Par… https://t.co/6dGHxmsklq
October 20
What motivates you to head to the polls, or mail in a ballot this year? HGSE Dean @bterrylong explains why she vot… https://t.co/lFeJLHluwN
October 19
We are looking into the future of civic equity and the power that schools and families have on bolstering democracy… https://t.co/cDR6xlzMho
October 19
"Even if there was a surge, if we closed other aspects of the economy, I think we could keep schools open. But... I… https://t.co/YXtq712BV0
October 17
Starting out as a school leader in the current crisis is daunting, but an intentional and equity-based leadership e… https://t.co/TQKcGr1HrI
October 16
"If you combine shrinking state revenues with the fact that education is generally the biggest item in state budget… https://t.co/GifdSj0mqI
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