Harvard Graduate School of Education

Parents and teachers, it's time to go back to the classroom! Take a look at these tips from Making Caring Common to make the transition smoother.

If your kid can’t name the three branches of government, they're not alone. Academic Dean Martin West shines light on why students nationwide have low civics and history test scores and what can be done to help turn around results. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Az04ld

Here are sights and smiles from Program Day! On Friday, new residential master's students learned more about their chosen programs and what to expect during their time on Appian Way. Thank you to all who were involved in creating a successful orientation, including our alumni who came back to share words of wisdom!

What's the best way to teach children how to read? The debate on how to teach literacy continues in Harvard Magazine, featuring experts from our community.

A Right Way to Teach Reading? | Harvard Magazine The science, art, and politics of teaching an essential skill

We're on our way to a city near you! ✈ Join us in a national or international session to hear from admissions officers and alumni about academics, student life, and our application process. Start here: https://bit.ly/3ZEqvyB

Ready to take your impact to the next level? Applications are open for our Ed.M. and Ed.L.D. programs! Learn more and begin your journey to HGSE today. 🎉
Start here: apply.gse.harvard.edu

Look back on Welcome Day, our daylong orientation to welcome incoming residential master's students.

HGSE Welcomes Incoming Class of Master’s Students The Ed School kicked off the academic year with a daylong orientation on campus

You know that feeling when you’re reading a good book and you get so lost in the story that you forget everything else going on around you? Here's why. 📚

Hooked on Books Research shows even infrequent readers get absorbed in reading

Day 1 starts now! 🎉 Our new residential students started their journey on Appian Way with Welcome Day. In the days and weeks ahead, they'll get introduced to the places, people, and ideas that will shape their time with us.

Our community mourns the loss of former academic dean Arthur Powell. Read about his influential impact on our campus and in the field of education.

HGSE Remembers Arthur Powell Influential educator and former HGSE administrator died on July 11 at the age of 87

From this weekend's On-Campus Institute for online students to next week's Welcome Day for residential students, we can't wait for our newest educators to make this community home!

From the Games, to HGSE, and back again. Here's a snapshot of how Olympian David Hemery, Ed.M.'72, spent his time on Appian Way.

From the Olympics to HGSE, and Back Again When David Hemery arrived at HGSE in 1971, his focus was clear: By the following summer, he would earn his master's degree and a spot at the summer Olympic Games.

This year's Summer Institute from EdRedesign and The William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's Zone highlighted the transformative power of neighborhood leadership. Here are the issues at the forefront of their cradle-to-career work: https://bit.ly/3zNPhmU

📸: Ben Gebo Photography

We're proud to be part of this in collaboration with Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative and Clark Atlanta University to support HBCU Presidents! Read more below.

Clark Atlanta University and Harvard University are collaborating to support the next generation of HBCU presidents through the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (ELI). From July 19-24, ELI Presidential Fellows will attend the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents, gaining essential insights into leadership, operations, and governance. This initiative is crucial for fostering leaders equipped to address the unique challenges and opportunities within HBCUs.

This strategic partnership, facilitated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, underscores a shared commitment to professional development for HBCU leaders.

“Although we’ve had many HBCU presidents attend the Seminar, we’ve never had a cohort of this size, and this will be wonderful for the presidents and the program,” said Judith Block McLaughlin, faculty chair of the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. “New presidents benefit from opportunities to talk with counterparts at like institutions and learn greatly from conversations with presidents of institutions different from their own.”

Together, we are paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable future in higher education. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eZOTSm

Learn more about the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents: https://bit.ly/4bToqDg

Instead of relying on a "wait to fail model," Associate Professor Nadine Gaab is working to proactively identify learning disabilities in children before they start school.

When does dyslexia develop? — Harvard Gazette Ongoing research by Nadine Gaab's Harvard lab suggests that at-risk children can be identified before they ever struggle in school.

Finding shade in the sunshine. ☀️

Do you have an idea that has the potential to transform early education? We launched the Innovation Challenge to fund ideas and approaches that promote positive outcomes at multiple levels of the early education system. Apply today and submit your idea!

https://zaentz.gse.harvard.edu/innovation-challenge/

Nonie Lesaux Named HGSE Interim Dean Professor of education and former academic dean will begin her role at the end of the academic year

Reach Every Reader, our initiative in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Florida State University with sponsorship from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, was featured on NBC News about a new strategy for students to learn how to read.

New program tackles literacy challenges in classrooms The Reach Every Reader initiative from Harvard Graduate School of Education, MIT and Florida State University aims to give kids a new strategy to learn reading. Sponsored by The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Discover how Joy Lindsay, Ed.M.'24 and Harvard Innovation Labs member, turned personal tragedy into a powerful mission with Butterfly Dreamz, a nonprofit empowering young women to become leaders.

Finding Purpose in Tragedy After losing her sister to gun violence, Joy Lindsay (HGSE ’24) founded Butterfly Dreamz to help teen girls and young women become leaders.

The end of June concludes Bridget Long's tenure as our dean. We are forever grateful for her legacy of commitment, adaptability, and innovation on our campus and in the field of education!

Take a look at her tenure highlights and the role she'll continue to have within the school: https://bit.ly/45H5Soc

Your investment impacts not only our students, but every person they will go on to inspire. Make a gift of any amount today! Start here: https://bit.ly/3XGpMh7

After 55 years of teaching, Professor Richard Light will retire at the end of June. Celebrate the rich highlights of his career and read a tribute from Allison Jegla, Ed.M.’20.

A Tribute to Richard Light After 55 years teaching at Harvard, Light will retire at the end of June

“We are our own resource.”
"Serve students."
"I truly belong."
Here, six members of the Class of 2024 share something they learned at HGSE that changed their thinking.

Change of Course Six graduating students share something they learned in class this past year that changed their thinking