Youth Apprenticeship is Back, Again
April 7, 2021
By Stephen F. Hamilton The idea of creating formal apprenticeships starting in high school has appeared and faded more than once. During the 1980s and ’90s it emerged as a… READ MORE
Category: Harvard Education Press Authors
Authors of Harvard Education Press books share their views, opinions, and research in the Voices in Education blog.
If Miguel Cardona Cares about All Students, Urban and Rural, He and President Biden Must Make Universal Broadband the #1 Priority
March 1, 2021
By Geoff Marietta and Sky Marietta The next US Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, faces enormous challenges. Not only does Cardona have to address educational inequality at a time of… READ MORE
Want a Piece of Biden’s Planned $58 Billion Investment in Community Colleges and Workforce Training? Better Start Thinking Entrepreneurially
February 16, 2021
By Carrie B. Kisker For those of us who work in community colleges, as well as for the 5.5 million students who attend them, the future under President Joe Biden… READ MORE
Reculturing Schools for Gender Equity
January 19, 2021
By Melinda M. Mangin The COVID-19 crisis has created an unexpected window of opportunity in education. Out of necessity, families and educators are increasingly willing to reimagine schooling: where learning… READ MORE
The Critical Role of Science Teaching and Learning during COVID-19: How Teacher Educators Can Support Science Teachers Learning and Preparation in These Times
December 14, 2020
by Karen Hammerness, David Stroupe, and Scott McDonald “I want to assure you that on other fronts partners in the US Government and across the pharmaceutical industry are working quickly… READ MORE
Equity Ethic: As STEM Fields Become More Racially Diverse, New Values Emerge
November 30, 2020
by Ebony Omotola McGee Dr. Manu Platt, a Black engineering professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has a world-class biomedical engineering lab, yet he spends countless hours designing and… READ MORE
How COVID-19 Laid Bare the Strengths and Weaknesses of Schools
November 16, 2020
by Susan Moore Johnson Early in the pandemic it became clear that students from high-income families were doing much better with remote schooling than students from low-income families. Schools in… READ MORE
School Buildings – The Last Domino: It’s Time for Learning Spaces to Catch Up
August 6, 2020
by Prakash Nair In the debate about reopening schools, everyone seems to agree about one thing: bringing children back to their physical school setting is important. A new study published… READ MORE
Engaging Students in Digital Learning
July 24, 2020
by Carolyn Heinrich, Jennifer Darling-Aduana, and Annalee Good With the almost universal transition to digital and remote learning in response to COVID-19, parents, caregivers, and teachers are all asking the… READ MORE
Being Safe in School: Lessons Learned
June 15, 2020
by Jonathan Cohen and Dorothy L. Espelage Educators around the world generally appreciate that feeling and being safe in K12 schools is one of the essential foundations for learning and healthy… READ MORE