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Don't Teach Alone

As a new school year starts, one teacher reflects on the essential value of collaboration and community
Explore Our Stories
Research Stories
Welcoming Families from Day One
Two ways to kick off the school year with strong family-teacher partnerships
Leah Shafer
August 17, 2017
K-12, Learning and Teaching, Parenting and Community
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Perspectives + Opinions
Turning High Expectations into Success
How do we actually achieve those ambitious goals we set at the start of every school year?
David Dockterman
August 7, 2017
K-12, School Leadership, Social-Emotional Wellbeing
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Research Stories
Expanding Career Pathways
In the wake of a presidential order to increase apprenticeships, a look at what it means to connect education and job prep — and how to do it well
Leah Shafer
August 7, 2017
College and Career, Education Policy, K-12
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Research Stories
How to Sustain Faculty Diversity
To retain minority faculty, focus more on creating a supportive workplace than on new programs and policies
Leah Shafer
August 4, 2017
College and Career, Diversity and Inclusion
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Perspectives + Opinions
Redesigning and Aligning
A systems-level, community-based approach to education reform — so that every child can succeed
Paul Reville
August 3, 2017
Diversity and Inclusion, Education Policy, Parenting and Community
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Usable Knowledge is a trusted source of insight into what works in education — translating new research into easy-to-use stories and strategies for teachers, parents, K-12 leaders, higher ed professionals, and policymakers. Usable Knowledge is produced at the Harvard Graduate School of Education by Bari Walsh (senior editor) and Leah Shafer (staff writer). Contact us at uknow@gse.harvard.edu.

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