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Study shows that online resources can help parents guide their child’s character strengths
How small adjustments for educators can help them guide their students through a technology-filled world
HGSE faculty share the role that motivation and choice play in avoiding summer reading battles
HGSE alum and Hairiette series author shares how the LDIT program inspired her to create a 7-year-old girl with magic hair
Ph.D. Marshal Salman Khan wants to make the process of applying to college easier for everyone
To improve student outcomes, everyone has a role to play, says Ed.L.D. Marshal Tristal Watson
Collaboration with City Year helps corps members become Ed School students
In her work, Ph.D. marshal Shandra Jones helps students tap into their "portfolio of assets" to achieve greater success
Ed.L.D. marshal Jasmine Fernández finds story — hers and others' — is at the heart of her work
Drawing from decades in educational media, master’s student Scott Traylor is channeling his entrepreneurial energy into a new challenge: addressing a hidden gap in STEM education
A panel of superintendents from across the U.S. joined CEPR leaders to discuss new data and share successes in navigating post-COVID challenges
How intentional teacher language in early childhood classrooms can shape children’s inner voice, support emotional regulation, and promote lifelong resilience and well-being
Following a successful professional basketball career in Europe and Canada, master’s student Kazembe Abif is building a new set of skills
Current Ed.L.D. student Brendan Chan tackles this and other questions during his residency with Foster America
U.S. Special Olympics chair and UNITE co-founder Tim Shriver highlighted ways to improve communication and rhetoric by choosing dignity over contempt
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 master’s student Gabriela Nguyen is helping others at HGSE — and beyond — break away from their overreliance on cellphones and social media
A tool to help students communicate effectively with peers from different places, cultures, and backgrounds
Assistant Professor Ying Xu studies how artificial intelligence can impact a student’s learning ecosystem
An expert panel examines the potential impact on K–12 of Trump’s second term
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?
A new paper finds “substantial gap persists” between reading comprehension research and practice, calls for greater efforts to prioritize effective instruction methods
Experts in literacy development for children and teens explore what the latest scientific research tells us about how children successfully learn to read and comprehend.
Harvard Education Press authors Mathew Portell and Tyisha Noise discuss the need for a human-centered approach in schools and how to make the shift
The annual Alumni of Color Conference welcomed alumni, students, practitioners, artists, and scholars from HGSE and across the nation to campus
Education Now explores new research digging into the underlying causes of loneliness and discusses solutions
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
As chronic absenteeism slows the pace of academic recovery after the pandemic, especially in poorer school districts, and achievement gaps widen, researchers urge states and districts to recommit to effective interventions, and for leaders outside schools and employers to help confront the problem
Professor Martin West discusses the DoEd’s responsibilities, the misconceptions surrounding its influence, and the historical and political forces that have shaped its existence
To celebrate National School Counseling Week, four school counselors — all graduates of HGSE's Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Counseling Program — share what their careers mean to them and the students they serve every day
The dialogue starts a semester-long Sonder Project at the Ed School to build community and support conversation across differences
How focusing on students' strengths, dreams, and aspirations can create transformative learning environments — even with challenging circumstances
A new guide offers advice and strategies for using generative AI tools to support self-directed project-based learning
Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child shares insight on why brain-building through play is an essential part of childhood development
There is more to preschool than learning your ABCs and 123s, researchers say, as they propose broader range of skills for assessing early education
A look back at a very techy year in education and what we learned
A program that has long-supported meaningful intercultural exchange and worldwide educational partnerships leans into mission in polarized times
Professor Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell shares how leveraging social networks can spark meaningful change, and why schools must embrace the power of human connection to achieve lasting success
The Center for Digital Thriving’s report on student burnout identifies pressures and ways to help limit their negative impact on teens
New book from alum says we do, but it doesn’t have to be that way
The authors of a new study set out to understand how young children react to and process the idle talk they hear from adults
Alum makes Massachusetts Teacher of the Year finals a second time
Is it finally time to ban phones from schools?
Afterschool nonprofit gives New York City students an edge in becoming authors and podcasters
Alum Tara Nicola’s latest research tackles how to better support school counselors in producing school profiles
Art|Play project’s new online resources hope to spark creativity in the classroom and beyond for teachers and students
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