It’s Time for Radical Equality
May 9, 2024
By Margaret Beale Spencer and Nancy E. Dowd Brown v. Board of Education famously stands for the principle of the equality of all. Yet on the seventieth anniversary of Brown, we… READ MORE
Category: Voices in Education
The Voices in Education blog features views and research from Harvard Education Press authors as well as Harvard Educational Review journal contributors.
Confronting Colonial Legacies in University Climate Action
February 15, 2024
By Sharon Stein and Jan Hare Indigenous thinkers have long pointed to the central role of colonialism in creating the climate and nature emergency, but institutions of higher education have… READ MORE
Education in Worldwide Political Agreements: A Missed Opportunity for Peacebuilding?
September 18, 2023
by Giuditta Fontana Investment in education, and reform of education systems in conflict-affected settings, are ‘an essential driver for achieving peace’ according to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. However,… READ MORE
Harassment and Intimidation in Prison Higher Education Programs
September 1, 2023
By Caisa Elizabeth Royer, Erin L. Castro, and Estefanie Aguilar Padilla What are college-in-prison programs like for those who participate? With the expansion of Pell Grants for eligible incarcerated college… READ MORE
Growing and Sustaining Science Classroom Communities
May 15, 2023
By David Stroupe, Anna Kramer, and Lindsay Berk Teaching has always been crucial and underappreciated profession across the world. Almost everyone spends some time in a school, and in those… READ MORE
Broadening STEM Opportunities: Why So Slow?
May 1, 2023
By Margaret A. Eisenhart and Lois Weis On December 7, 2022, President Biden announced a new initiative “to provide all students with the opportunities they need to access and excel… READ MORE
Can a Better Understanding of How Teacher Evaluation Works Help Improve Its Design?
March 6, 2023
By David D. Liebowitz How can we support all teachers so that they continue to learn and improve throughout their careers? How can we ensure that all students receive high-quality… READ MORE
White Ignorance in Global Education
February 13, 2023
by Francine Menashy and Zeena Zakharia Until recently, there has been little attention paid to racism and White supremacy in global education circles, despite clear associations between the International Aid System and its… READ MORE
Going Beyond Education Policy to Solve Problems in Schools
November 2, 2022
by Sarah Winchell Lenhoff on November 2,2022 Abraham Maslow wrote “If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.” In… READ MORE
Beyond Accommodating Disability in the Classroom: Should Our Goal be Embodiment, Disembodiment, or Something In-Between?
October 19, 2022
By Andrea Avery October 19, 2022 When we think about “accommodating” disability in the classroom, our objective should not be pure disembodiment—where the body you show up in, to teach… READ MORE