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 tenuous from the inception. So the recent calls we've heard ...

Develop a deeper understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and gain the knowledge and confidence to design learning environments that increase access to engaging, meaningful learning ...

My son’s binder was a mess. Loose papers were falling out, others looked like they had been balled up or stepped on, some more than once. The binder itself was bent in one corner. But he was a seventh ...

The explosion of artificial intelligence comes with many benefits and challenges for children interacting with artificial intelligence, especially in educational and social contexts. “The big question ...

Many educators struggle with unconscious bias in their roles at school, and often in ways that can unknowingly perpetuate racism and negatively affect students. In this episode of the Harvard EdCast, ...

School leaders across the country are reflecting on the conversation about race and racism in America that came to a head this summer, proposing policy changes and professional development. A timely ...

Sam Noel, a senior at Melrose High School in Massachusetts, didn’t sleep well the night before his SAT last spring. “I was nervous,” he says, not just about taking the college entrance exam but also ...

U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy placed a spotlight on America’s problem with loneliness when he declared the issue an epidemic in the spring of 2023. Murthy explained, in a letter that introduced an ...

Post-pandemic schools are still feeling the aftershocks — socially, emotionally, and politically — say educators Mathew Portell and Tyisha Noise, co-authors of Harvard Education Press title, Reducing ...

Mapp, a former deputy superintendent for family and community engagement in the Boston Public Schools, shared the following strategies for putting effective partnership into practice: • Successful ...

Janet Patti, professor emerita at Hunter College, and Robin Stern, psychologist, joined forces decades ago when they recognized the crucial role of emotional intelligence for school leaders. How ...

“We are no longer seeing a parent raising a concern about their student reading a book, but advocacy groups demanding broader censorship of topics they don’t believe should be in schools or where they ...