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With his education advocacy group, master's student Andrew Brennen gets young people their seat at the table in discussions around education policy.

The role that racial and ethnic identity play with respect to equity and opportunity in education

How students and parents can navigated the ever-changing college admissions landscape.

Master's student Priten Shah wants to change how we teach civics to students around the world.

Ambitious curricular overhaul, to launch this summer, defines foundational competencies and elevates role of the education professional.

Broadening the understanding of equity in the classroom to include citizenship and nationality

Charlotte Agell's new book offers an intro to teachers and parents.

The longtime faculty member and prominent figure in educational practice and transformative leadership passed away this week.

How Black educators worked together, often employing covert actions, to lead valuable learning for students in the Jim Crow South.

The pandemic has increased young adults’ sense of isolation, according to new findings from HGSE's Making Caring Common initiative.

A discussion among higher ed leaders at Harvard on innovations in teaching and learning — and which changes are likely to last.

How lack of trust contributes to decision-making within a school community, and how strengthening it could put schools back on track toward in-person learning.

Designing schools and classrooms to benefit all learners

Creating loving spaces in which students of all gender and sexual identities can flourish

A case study in collaborative action to leverage strengths of rural communities and support child wellbeing

A new study examines the impact of police killings on student outcomes

Advice for educators on how to extend grace and teach effectively in times of turmoil

The importance of outdoor, child-centered play in helping children manage unpredictability

Updated guidelines on the measures that should be taken — and by whom — to safely resume in-person learning

Following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, suggestions for educators and parents on how to support productive conversations around traumatic events

Based on her parents' experience in Eritrea and her own time in school, alum Malika Ali, Ed.M.’19, learned that education meant liberation

For anyone who remembers dog-earing the page in the Yellow Pages of a favorite pizza shop, and lovers of books and bookstores, Logan Smalley's new "Call Me Ishmael Phone Book" is a nostalgic and useful resource.

Graduate Matt Weber, Ed.M.’11, learned something about teaching during a pandemic from the iconic Mr. Goodbar: Keep it simple, be kind, and always carry chocolate.

A new audio project called Sound Practice by Michael Lipset, Ed.M.'16, is designed to help people doing equity work get centered — and off of screens

Work by HGSE’s COACHE project reveals wide gaps in how faculty of different racial and ethnic backgrounds perceive progress in diversity and inclusion on college campuses

An eight-year veteran teacher realized she didn't know what her students needed — or what was meaningful for them — during online COVID learning

HGSE's Ethnic Studies and Education course is a whole community, as its culminating symposium showed

Across topics ranging from safe school reopening to keeping students motivated, our Education Now series sought to highlight opportunities to reimagine and reshape education

Lecturer Jacqueline Zeller discusses the importance of educator self-care and ideas on how educators can incorporate it in their professional lives.

One Boston public school, two HGSE school leaders, and the ingredients of whole-school change.

Applying social-emotional learning strategies to support entire school communities through challenges and change

Demographic and technology changes, firmer mandates for access and equity, and whole-child, human-centered commitments — amid growing global connections.

The importance of student agency and how educators can teach students to be more engaged in their own learning.

The Yidan Prize Foundation announces Tom Kane as a leading expert on its Council of Luminaries to take action on inequality gap in education.

With Change the Tune, Ed.L.D. student Charli Kemp creates out-of-school learning experiences that help young people build compassionate relationships with themselves and their communities.

One way to solve complex problems like climate change may be to teach science in more complex and personal ways.

With HGSE's shift to remote teaching, faculty members share how technology helped them explore hands-on learning experiences, foster community, and continue the conversation outside the classroom.

Kristi Nelson, the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living, shares ideas for teaching and learning gratitude during challenging times.

How educators can authentically honor and engage with Indigenous heritage and perspectives — all year long

How educators and parents can help children's natural curiosity emerge — in the classroom and at home

Part of the HGSE faculty since 2015, Dana Charles McCoy and Luke Miratrix were recently promoted to the rank of associate professor.

Five policy levers for short- and long-term progress on access and equity in education

Tracing the history of undergraduate teaching practices and exploring how they can be improved.

In between helping kids with online homework and teaching their own virtual classes at the Ed School, a half dozen faculty members posed for "porch-raits" outside the place they've called their office since March: their homes.

Teacher | Arleta High School | Los Angeles

Senior Lecturer | Harvard Graduate School of Education | Cambridge