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Stories, faculty specialties, degree offerings, and professional development programs on topics spanning ethics in education, civic education and engagement, and the purposes of education
U.S. Special Olympics chair and UNITE co-founder Tim Shriver highlighted ways to improve communication and rhetoric by choosing dignity over contempt
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
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?
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
Lessons to be learned from evolving views about free speech policies on college campuses and how to preserve a safe, productive, and respectful learning environment
"For nearly 100 years, community arts practitioners and organizations have been bastions of local culture and creativity and free expression, especially in communities of color that have contended with longer histories of discriminatory social policies and disinvestment."
A program that has long-supported meaningful intercultural exchange and worldwide educational partnerships leans into mission in polarized times
Editors at Harvard Education Review revisit Carol Gilligan’s groundbreaking essay
How educators can help young people cultivate the mindsets and skills needed to engage respectfully and constructively with people who have different points of view
“What I’m seeing is everything from, ‘This is too hot, I can’t touch it,’ to, ‘These issues are too important for me to not take a stand.'”
Two alums help teachers help students with Primary Sources
Senior Lecturer Joe Blatt’s Advancing the Public Understanding of Education: Election Edition encourages students to think like journalists
Lecturer Eric Soto-Shed advises against avoiding classroom discussions on the upcoming U.S. election — and, instead, offers strategies on making these conversations worthwhile
HGSE faculty members and other leading scholars of American history and civics will offer online professional development courses for educators
"I’m not sure that we know all the reasons why our students are struggling, but a major part of the story is that schools are spending less time on history and civics content than was typical decades ago. ... It’s an exaggeration to say that only what gets tested is what gets taught, but it’s not too far from the truth."
Professor Adriana Umaña-Taylor's work focuses on understanding how individual and contextual factors, such as ethnic-racial identity, interact to inform adolescents' development and affect academic success
A summer institute dives into teaching hard histories and tough topics in developmentally appropriate and pedagogically sophisticated ways
Why one student’s work to combat media misinformation is personal
And why these decisions are ethical, not just practical
With his new book, Senior Lecturer Irvin Scott wants to inspire other educators toward meaningful impact
The next phase of the project, led by Professor Jarvis Givens and Radcliffe's Imani Perry, will support new research and fill in gaps in the archive's collection
The discussion centered on open dialogue about the conflict in Israel and Palestine
Four approaches to meaningfully incorporate the stories of Black Americans into curriculum — beyond February
The current influence of mom groups could shape the future of education
HGSE panel offered advice for educators in divided times
Children cheat less when you show you trust them
Exhibiting faith in children nurtures integrity, say researchers
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
"I’m totally sympathetic to trying to use language that will feel inclusive. I [just] hope that this kind of inclusivity is not accompanied by leaving certain concepts or conversations just off to the side and not having those because they are perceived as being politically divisive."
"How do we balance the needs of individual students in our classroom with the needs of the group? This is a small thing, but it has profound consequences for everyone’s learning."
"We have been focused so much on academic freedom and free speech that we have neglected to set standards for a culture of mutual respect. It is necessary to do both."
Creative ways educators can adjust their curriculum during "treacherous" times
A guide for educators as efforts intensify to censor books
As national history and civics scores drop, educators are finding new ways to make room in their classrooms for social studies
How educators are speaking out in response to recent — and increasing — book bans
Tony DelaRosa, Ed.M.'18, unpacks how educators teach Asian American Pacific Islander narratives — and how that can be transformed
Senior Lecturer Joe Blatt has assembled a cross-Harvard team to develop methods for turning climate change skeptics into green energy supporters after being awarded a Salata Institute grant
“Don't shy away from controversy. That's where really rich learning happens. And more importantly, I think the significant learning that we need for a really functioning democracy.”
An exploration of ways in which educators can instill civic identity in students
Alum looks at the role learning more than one language can play in bettering democracy
An alum produces civics-minded projects centering community, artistry, and advocacy
Active citizenship requires a broad set of skills, new study finds
"Even though many people care about the ethical dimensions of educational policy and practice, many fewer are working directly with educators, school and district leaders, state policymakers, nonprofits, ministries of education, and the like to help them reflect upon and address the specific ethical issues they are wrestling with in their work."