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Stories, faculty specialties, degree offerings, and professional development programs on topics spanning the effects of poverty, inequity, and disparate opportunities and outcomes for learners
Four students head to Holyoke, Massachusetts, to tackle transient student attendance
Professor in residence and Immigration Initiative at Harvard director is the latest among HGSE faculty honored by the academy
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 can we create more equitable pathways to successful careers in today’s economy?
The annual Alumni of Color Conference welcomed alumni, students, practitioners, artists, and scholars from HGSE and across the nation to campus
Author Eve L. Ewing discusses how having honest conversations about the history of schooling — particularly in regard to underserved student populations — can lead to meaningful change in the field
Could more AP courses help with cross-income interactions?
With only a handful of states still using high school exit exams, Education Now's experts consider their effectiveness and discusses ways to help all youth succeed.
The latest episode of Education Now details innovative strategies for engaging with families and developing effective home, school, and community partnerships
The visiting fellowship supports new and aspiring leaders of cradle-to-career place-based partnerships
Rob Watson, EdRedesign’s inaugural executive director, reflects on his journey and looks ahead to what’s next
Alums will be honored for their educational contributions at HGSE Convocation
We look at the yeas and nays for keeping — or dropping — the test that’s been called the great leveler and the enemy of equity
The final Askwith Education Forum of the academic year featured a standout panel of "cradle-to-career" innovators
Christina Grant outlines her vision for the Center for Educational Policy Research at Harvard as she joins as its executive director this spring
A panel of experts discuss new findings from the Education Recovery Scorecard in an Askwith Education Forum on COVID-era learning loss
Support for low-income prospective college students and their families more crucial than ever during troubled federal financial aid rollout
The hurdles faced by first-generation college students as they make their way through the financial aid process — and how to help them overcome the barriers
How current practices in math education around tracking and teaching can be dismantled to achieve the promise of equity in math classrooms
"Yes, SAT and ACT scores do strongly correlate with parental income levels. But when colleges take tests off the table, the remaining measures used to assess applicants are even more biased."
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
Students, alumni, and other members of the HGSE community gathered for the annual celebration of best practices, cutting-edge research, and innovations that strengthen education spaces for people of color
"[This] research shows that [SATs] are a good predictor of college success. They're a better predictor than grades or teacher recommendations."
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.
"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
Visiting Professor Seiji Isotani explores how behavioral science and technology can make a positive impact on education
Tips and insight from experts about the impacts of online bullying in children
A conversation about recovery and ongoing challenges featured past and present Chicago Public Schools leaders
And why it’s an act of justice
Two financial columnists join Education Now to explore how to teach kids about money and finances.
A panel of educators discuss the impact affirmative action's end has on new college applicants
The impact of the Supreme Court's decision to end race conscious admissions and the future of diversity work on college campuses
An eye-opening presentation sheds new light on elite admissions practices in higher education
“Education is important, but it’s no panacea. And an education-only narrative misses other structural features of our society that have to change. ... The core thing is how much race matters.”
How higher education has reacted to the end of affirmative action and the path forward for equity
The new tool will help policymakers and leaders improve early education through shared strategies and innovations
Professor David Deming speaks on the Plain English podcast about what his latest study tells us about college, fairness, and the American dream.
“What I’m hoping is that you give the students and teachers tools to recalibrate a school climate that’s centered on well-being. All of these little things add up to a shift in climate that’s much more healthy and more positive.”
"Sure, it’s a tiny slice of schools, but having representation is important, and this shows how much of a difference the Ivies make: The political elite, the economic elite, the intellectual elite are coming out of these schools."
Neighborhood leaders from around the country gathered at HGSE to share new ideas and guidance around "transforming place"
Paulina Haduong, Ph.D.'23, on understanding the challenges that K–12 teachers and students face in learning computing together