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Current Ed.L.D. student Brendan Chan tackles this and other questions during his residency with Foster America
Education Now explores new research digging into the underlying causes of loneliness and discusses solutions
Raquel Jimenez’s Arts and Cultural Organizing Intensive course sends students to Puerto Rico to make an impact during J-Term
There is more to preschool than learning your ABCs and 123s, researchers say, as they propose broader range of skills for assessing early education
Alum Tara Nicola’s latest research tackles how to better support school counselors in producing school profiles
Researchers share what Americans have to say about social disconnection and potential solutions
Strategies for educators and families to recognize, report, and prevent incidents of sexual misconduct in schools
Child and family policy expert Elliot Haspel, Ed.M.'09, discusses the challenges and potential solutions for universal childcare in the United States
The latest episode of Education Now details innovative strategies for engaging with families and developing effective home, school, and community partnerships
Alum Niobe Way discusses the crisis of connection among boys and young men, focusing on how societal norms about masculinity suppress emotional vulnerability and deep friendships
"There isn’t a sense of freedom to explore a liberal arts education when people are concerned about the economy. For people who are first-gen and people from low-income backgrounds, I want them to come into any college … and feel confident in taking courses that broadly expose them to ideas."
Alum Janna Wagner wants to get this message across – and help those centers stay successful
Rob Watson, EdRedesign’s inaugural executive director, reflects on his journey and looks ahead to what’s next
EdRedesign Lab Summer Institute convenes community firepower
Zaentz Early Education Initiative looks for fresh ideas to transform the early education landscape
Alum Aria Mustary's Mai Soli Foundation aims to empower young girls through mentorship, unlock their potential, and shift societal perceptions that lead to child marriage
With his new book, Senior Lecturer Irvin Scott wants to inspire other educators toward meaningful impact
The final Askwith Education Forum of the academic year featured a standout panel of "cradle-to-career" innovators
Navigating screen time and finding balance for kids
With the QT Library, Carina Traub, Ed.M.'21, has built an inclusive environment using the transformative power of literature to foster understanding and community
As post-COVID absenteeism rates continue unabated, a look at how strong family-school engagement can help
A new episode of Education Now features experts discussing how "early relational health" impacts children and caregivers.
When it comes to talking about tech with your kids, try empathy instead
New comparative study from Ph.D. candidate Maya Alkateb-Chami finds strong correlation between low literacy outcomes for children and schools teaching in different language from home
Psychologist Peter Gray discusses how encouraging independent play fosters resilient, self-reliant, and mentally fit young people
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.
Chelsea Clinton, researchers, and climate activists discuss the impact of a warming planet on early development
Tips and insight from experts about the impacts of online bullying in children
"While today’s technologies can undercut adolescents’ digital agency through efforts to tether them to their devices, teens are not helpless against the draw of technology."
A roadmap for finding champions and collaborators in your city or district
A guide for educators as efforts intensify to censor books
Strategies for addressing difficult global events with children that build confidence and resilience
A guide to healing-centered engagement, an innovative mental health model
How educators are speaking out in response to recent — and increasing — book bans
Strategies that can help your child develop a deeper understanding of gratitude — into their teen years
Associate Professor Nadine Gaab on how earlier intervention can be the ultimate game-changer when it comes to identifying children with dyslexia and other learning differences
A panel of educators discuss the impact affirmative action's end has on new college applicants
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy detailed the struggle many adolescents have with social media and what can be done to help
New research shows how parents can help kids — and themselves — use e-books as a tool to improve early childhood development
Based at Project Zero, the center will offer new evidence-backed resources to support teens in a technology-filled world
"We would just be as right to sound the alarm about a parent mental health crisis as a teen mental health crisis. I don't think we're going to get very far with teens unless we also support the parents."
Strategies to better support the mental well-being of parents and caregivers, with a view to preventing anxiety and depression in adolescents
"American higher education certainly has its problems. But the bad vibes around college threaten to obscure an important economic reality: Most young people are still far better off with a four-year college degree than without one."
"Parents’ influence on teens is profound. It’s perhaps the most important influence on teens’ lives, and we are not going to get very far in solving the teen mental health crisis if we don’t pay attention to parents and to caring for the caregivers."
An exploration of ways in which educators can instill civic identity in students
How refugee education can inform education in other times of uncertainty
The longtime faculty member and pioneer in psychological anthropology passed away this week
The new tool will help policymakers and leaders improve early education through shared strategies and innovations