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Akanksha Pabari reflects on her time teaching high school students, highlighting the importance of creating a supportive environment
Long-running mentor program lets students and alumni noodle over school and life, together
Jin Li Lim and Ink Thanajaro will be honored with the Intellectual Contribution Award for the Human Development and Education Program
Scott Bower and Salman Moti will be honored with the Intellectual Contribution Award for the Online Master’s in Education Leadership Program
Pavani Ayinampudi and Swaraj Priyadarshi will be honored with the Intellectual Contribution Award for the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship Program
Challenge: Can you name some of small screen's most famous teachers, school staff, and teachers?
Peyton Aiken and Ben Esenstad will be honored with the Intellectual Contribution Award for the Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program
Luis Gaitan and Tyler Hunt will be honored with the Intellectual Contribution Award for the Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology Program
Alum Anjali Adukia discusses how textbooks across states like Texas and California are less different than commonly believed — especially in how they portray race, gender, and historical narratives
The final Askwith Education Forum of the 2024–25 academic year marked the launch of the B.R.A.V.E. Institute and explored challenges ahead for the U.S. education system
Alums will be honored for their educational contributions and commitment to HGSE’s mission at Convocation
Schools have an essential part to play in confronting climate change and developing climate literacy
Eric Taylor, groundbreaking researcher of the economics of education, has been promoted to the rank of professor
Drawing from decades in educational media, master’s student Scott Traylor is channeling his entrepreneurial energy into a new challenge: addressing a hidden gap in STEM education
A panel of superintendents from across the U.S. joined CEPR leaders to discuss new data and share successes in navigating post-COVID challenges
How intentional teacher language in early childhood classrooms can shape children’s inner voice, support emotional regulation, and promote lifelong resilience and well-being
Symposium honors recently lost colleagues, teachers, and mentors whose work and ideas continue to influence the field
Following a successful professional basketball career in Europe and Canada, master’s student Kazembe Abif is building a new set of skills
Current Ed.L.D. student Brendan Chan tackles this and other questions during his residency with Foster America
Professor in residence and Immigration Initiative at Harvard director is the latest among HGSE faculty honored by the academy
U.S. Special Olympics chair and UNITE co-founder Tim Shriver highlighted ways to improve communication and rhetoric by choosing dignity over contempt
Ph.D. candidate Jeannette Garcia Coppersmith’s research focuses on inherent bias, and what happens when teachers let students endure the “productive struggle” of learning ambitious mathematics
How master’s student Gabriela Nguyen is helping others at HGSE — and beyond — break away from their overreliance on cellphones and social media
Lecturer Aaliyah El-Amin and Boston College's Scott Seider, Ed.M.'04, Ed.D.'08, examine what it truly means to pursue education justice in K–12 schools
A tool to help students communicate effectively with peers from different places, cultures, and backgrounds
After identifying a critical disconnect in climate resources at Harvard, master's student Julie Heck is building the platforms that turn awareness into impact
A professional development opportunity provides support to academic librarians navigating uncertain times
Five essential practices for superintendents explained in new resource on political leadership
After a devastating hurricane destroyed her performing arts school, master's student Rasheen Jamison Richardson decided to go back to school
Assistant Professor Ying Xu studies how artificial intelligence can impact a student’s learning ecosystem
As part of this year's Let's Talk! Conference, Chung reflected on her life and groundbreaking career in television news
How and why schools need to be better prepared for cyberattacks
An expert panel examines the potential impact on K–12 of Trump’s second term
A new professional development institute helps educators find their courage
The longtime professor and pioneer in the research of language and literacy will address HGSE graduates on May 28
Tools to aid teachers and school leaders in their own “continuous improvement”
What tools are needed to help young people to develop skills, knowledge, and characteristics to become informed and motivated citizens in our society, particularly in polarized times?
Scholar in literacy development and early learning has served as interim dean since July 2024
A new book demonstrates how to educate for social action and why it doesn’t have to come at the expense of academic learning
Two esteemed higher education administrators join the Judith Block McLaughlin Presidents-In-Residence Program later this year
Special Olympics Chair Tim Shriver and Professor Stephanie Jones discuss how to teach and create more welcoming environments
How can we create more equitable pathways to successful careers in today’s economy?
A new paper finds “substantial gap persists” between reading comprehension research and practice, calls for greater efforts to prioritize effective instruction methods
Experts in literacy development for children and teens explore what the latest scientific research tells us about how children successfully learn to read and comprehend.
Harvard Education Press authors Mathew Portell and Tyisha Noise discuss the need for a human-centered approach in schools and how to make the shift
The annual Alumni of Color Conference welcomed alumni, students, practitioners, artists, and scholars from HGSE and across the nation to campus
Education Now explores new research digging into the underlying causes of loneliness and discusses solutions
A pioneer in the study of inequality and an inspiring mentor, Jencks died on February 8 at 88