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Stories, faculty specialties, degree offerings, and professional development programs on topics surrounding individual and community resilience, responding to current events, mental health, and educating in times of crisis
Master's student James Austin carries on a family legacy of helping others
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
After a devastating hurricane destroyed her performing arts school, master's student Rasheen Jamison Richardson decided to go back to school
An expert panel examines the potential impact on K–12 of Trump’s second term
Education Now explores new research digging into the underlying causes of loneliness and discusses solutions
The final Askwith Education Forum of the fall semester discussed leadership, hope, and the ambition to meet the moment
"I think a lot of parents think learning is like a rubber band, that students lost ground during the pandemic, but once they got back in school everybody was back to normal. But actually, learning is much more like a conveyor belt in that when the conveyor belt was stopped, students lost a bunch of ground, and the only way to catch up is to run the conveyor belt faster."
"The money did contribute to the recovery, [but] could the money have had a bigger impact? Yes."
A new study finds federal relief funds, which will expire this fall, helped with academic recovery, especially in low-income schools, but urges states to help students who still remain behind
To complete the recovery, researchers advise states to target resources on academic interventions, such as tutoring and summer learning, and reducing absenteeism
Why one student’s work to combat media misinformation is personal
Families may be the key to ending chronic absenteeism, a pandemic-era problem that has only gotten worse
The discussion centered on open dialogue about the conflict in Israel and Palestine
A panel of experts discuss new findings from the Education Recovery Scorecard in an Askwith Education Forum on COVID-era learning loss
As post-COVID absenteeism rates continue unabated, a look at how strong family-school engagement can help
HGSE panel offered advice for educators in divided times
An exploration of healing-centered engagement, a social-emotional learning approach that promotes self-esteem and offers a holistic view of recovery for young people of color managing trauma while also creating positive conditions for academic achievement.
"States were in the back seat, watching districts make decisions on how to spend the money. They’ve been slow to get in the front seat. As the recovery dollars are tapering down, it’s clear students won’t have caught up."
Chelsea Clinton, researchers, and climate activists discuss the impact of a warming planet on early development
"Professor Kane, one of the researchers, advised schools to notify the parents of all children who are behind, in time to sign up for summer school. Despite setbacks on standardized tests, report card grades have remained stable, and polling indicates most parents believe their children are on track."
New research finds achievement gaps in math and reading, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remain and have grown in some states, calls for action before federal relief funds run out
Tips and insight from experts about the impacts of online bullying in children
Three HGSE faculty members share actionable steps and words of wisdom for supporting young people amid uncertain times
Strategies for addressing difficult global events with children that build confidence and resilience
And why it’s an act of justice
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy detailed the struggle many adolescents have with social media and what can be done to help
How refugee education can inform education in other times of uncertainty
A new report shows a strong connection between parent and adolescent mental health, offers prevention strategies for teen anxiety and depression
Professor Thomas Kane joined CBS News to discuss why schools have struggled to get a handle on COVID recovery.
Professor Tom Kane discusses "the nation's report card" and what needs to be done to help students make up for learning loss.
Associate Professor Bianca Baldridge explores the unique impact of learning beyond school