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Podcast by Harvard Graduate School of Education

00:00 – Rethinking the “Best Years” Narrative 01:30 – Are Students in Crisis—or in Transition? 03:00 – What the Data Really Says 05:00 – Lon...

00:00 The case for rethinking how we challenge advanced math students 00:49 Why focus on high-performing students during a time of learning...

00:00 Why families fixate on elite colleges—and the rise of the “panicking class” 01:15 How rankings shape decisions (and why they mislead)...

0:25 — Why reading scores still struggle 2:15 — Rise of the science of reading 5:00 — Aligning leadership to drive reform 7:30 — Consistency...

0:00 — Introduction 1:05 — The three types of sex education most people receive 3:20 — What comprehensive sexuality education actually means...

Harvard Graduate School of Education ProfessorKaren Brennan sees classrooms as magical spaces when we begin with curiosity, not just content...

When Doug Larkin and Suzanne Poole Patzelt set out to study the relationship between teacher pay and retention, what they found surprised th...

Disagreement is a part of everyday life, yet most of us avoid it whenever possible. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Julia Minson knows wher...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, how should schools teach this foundational documen...

With about one in four children in the U.S. now living in immigrant families, Harvard Associate Professor Gabrielle Oliveira argues that sup...

Looking back at the early history of U.S. education, Harvard Professor Jarvis Givens says we’ve long told the story in fragments: Native edu...

Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Jal Mehta knows that education research matters – it has the power to shape schools, classroo...

In the wake of the pandemic, tutoring has become a central strategy for helping students recover academically but not all tutoring is create...

In an era when many Americans believe the country is too divided to come back together, Tufts University political scientist Eitan Hersh bel...

Curiosity is one of our most powerful, yet often overlooked, human drives, especially in education. Elizabeth Bonawitz , associate professor...

Dreama Gentry grew up in Appalachian Kentucky, in a community often defined by outsiders for what it lacked. But what she saw was strength,...

When educators talk about artificial intelligence, the conversation often begins with excitement about its potential. But for Stephanie Smit...

Congress has passed the nation’s first federal school voucher–style program, set to begin in 2027. Supporters call it a landmark expansion o...

Schools around the world are cracking down on student cell phones, with many turning to outright bans as a fix for distraction, bullying, or...

Strategic leadership may be one of the hardest — and most vital — skills for school leaders to master. Liz City , senior lecturer at the Har...

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the statistics on global education — millions of children, especially in low- and middle-income countries,...

Texas and California often appear to be worlds apart when it comes to politics and culture, but the education students are getting – as far...

As a third-grade teacher, Lily Howard Scott noticed how she spoke to students impacted more than just their experience in the classroom. How...

To succeed in school, in life, and as contributors to a more equitable society, students must be able to recognize, analyze, and challenge s...

In today’s digital landscape, schools face growing cybersecurity threats that can disrupt learning, compromise sensitive data, and leave adm...

How we see the world and interact with each other, especially whether we create welcoming environments of acceptance, does not always come n...

Post-pandemic schools are still feeling the aftershocks—socially, emotionally, and politically – say educators and co-authors Mathew Portell...

Eve L. Ewing wants people to talk, not just about how American schools started, but also how that can inform the future of schools, especial...

The U.S. Department of Education has been a subject of political debate since its creation in 1980. “It's the one whose status has been most...

When it comes to making an impact on school outcomes, Harvard Professor Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell says we often overlook the power of relation...

Andrew Tucker says the growing adoption of Portraits of a Graduate in K-12 education is a way to address gaps in education and prepare stude...

Laura Chávez-Moreno says bilingual education inadvertently creates boundaries around Latinx identity by gathering Spanish-speaking students...

The superintendent’s role is challenging and always evolving but too often educators step into this leadership position not fully prepared f...

Edward Clapp wants education to shift from a traditional, individualistic view of creativity toward a participatory, socially distributed pe...

Sexual misconduct by school employees is more prevalent than many of us want to believe, according to Charol Shakeshaft, a distinguished pro...

Elliot Haspel believes universal childcare can happen in America, especially because it affects everyone across red and blue lines. Haspel,...

Drawing from her research and interviews with boys over the past three decades, Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New Yo...

The explosion of artificial intelligence exposed many benefits and challenges for children interacting with AI, especially in educational an...

The 2024 Election is anything but easy to teach in a classroom today where fears range from community backlash, restrictive state policies,...

As millions of students prepare for summer vacation, many parents may worry about endless time spent on the screen. Michael Rich, pediatrici...

With looming threats of high teacher turnover rates during COVID-19, Olivia Chi, an assistant professor at Boston University, wanted to stud...

While most schools in the United States do not report using corporal punishment – the use of pain as punishment -- it still impacts tens of...

Family engagement plays a pivotal role in combatting chronic absenteeism. The number of students who are chronically absent – missing 10% or...

For many first-generation college students, the dream of pursuing a college degree is often accompanied by financial uncertainty and adversi...

Math has a problem when it comes to equitable learning. The way math is taught and how students are tracked is part of the issue, according...

Janet Patti and Robin Stern joined forces decades ago when they recognized the crucial role of emotional intelligence for school leaders. Ho...

Over the past few years, a battle is taking place on many school grounds – one being driven by mothers that is inevitably shaping the future...

In a world increasingly dominated by structured routines and adult supervision, renowned psychologist Peter Gray is not surprised that child...

How do we teach children to love reading amidst the ongoing debates surrounding literacy curriculums and instructional methods, and the emph...

Questions about the power of report cards led high school history teacher Wade Morris to dig deep into how these pieces of paper came to car...