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Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Joseph Blatt keeps a collection of muppets on the bookshelves in his office.
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Joseph Blatt, the faculty director of the Master’s Program in Technology, Innovation and Education, laughs with his muppet in his office Friday afternoon.
White Students at Elite Universities Support Affirmative Action Out of ‘Self-Interest,’ Harvard Professor Finds in Study
“It was sometimes problematic because they saw affirmative action as something to benefit themselves, rather than a policy that’s about justice or racial equity or access,” study author Natasha K. Warikoo said in an interview.
Education Researcher Stresses Importance of Teacher Quality at HGSE
Loeb noted previous studies have examined the effect of teacher quality on test scores, but few have examined the effect of teacher quality on attendance.
Zuckerberg, Chan Donate $30 Million to Ed. School Initiative
The initiative, called Reach Every Reader, will work to develop diagnostic screening and personalized education interventions for kindergartners susceptible to reading difficulties.
Storytelling Event Strengthens Bonds at Ed School
Thursday's hour-long event, called “Double Take: Stories That Make You Think Twice,” provided a venue for performers to speak openly about their personal experiences and struggles.
Teachers in Training: Launching the First Class of Harvard Teacher Fellows
The Harvard Teacher Fellows program, a teacher training initiative centered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, prepares aspiring educators to teach in under-resourced urban schools. The program recently selected its inaugural cohort of 20 fellows.
Faust and Brother Share Memories at Education School Forum
In a sprawling conversation, University President Drew G. Faust and her younger brother Donald Gilpin espoused the virtues of a liberal arts education and reflected on their time growing up together at a Forum.
To Teach A Teacher: Harvard’s Alternative to Teach for America
With the program, dubbed the Harvard Teacher Fellows, Harvard will offer prospective educators an alternative to organizations like Teach for America.
Two Projects Win Social Entrepreneurship Conference
The course, which is taught by GSE professor Fernando M. Reimers, meets at the Harvard Innovation Lab and seeks to promote sustainable educational innovations.
Ed School Has Raised $145 Million in Capital Campaign
This sum is comprised of more than 10,000 individual donor gifts and pledges, including a $5 million donation from the Walton Family Foundation in November 2014.
GSE Prof. Argues for Standardized Testing Before Congress
Professor Martin W. West urged members of Congress not to lose sight of the positive impacts of standardized testing requirements introduced by the No Child Left Behind Act, which some members of Congress hope to dismantle.
