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Mmm, Mmm Good!

Mmm, Mmm Good!

Nearly two dozen TC staff members served up some good eats during the inaugural Community Cook-off and Tasting Celebration that topped off a yearlong initiative to enhance a sense of community and build pride in the College.  Published: 6/22/2009

"Be the Change You Want to See"

"Be the Change You Want to See"

At TC's 2009 convocation ceremonies, graduates are challenged to take action amid challenging times.  Published: 5/28/2009

Bond. George Bond.

Bond. George Bond.

By exploring the politics of identity, TC's venerable anthropologist has been an agent for change in his field.  Published: 5/13/2009

Has NCLB Improved Teacher Quality?

Has NCLB Improved Teacher Quality?

At a forum hosted by TC's Campaign for Educational Equity, a former Bush Administration education official argues that the "highly qualified teacher" provision of Bush's signature No Child Left Behind law has had no demonstrable impact.  Published: 5/7/2009

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Obama and the Integration Generation

Obama and the Integration Generation

In a commentary piece in Education Week, TC's Amy Stuart Wells argues that Barack Obama embodies the idealism of a generation not always known for it.  Published: 3/2/2009

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NYC's Gifted and Talented Programs Still Inequitable

In an op-ed piece in the New York Daily News on February 14, Professor James Borland, who is also coordinator of programs in gifted education at TC, writes that, despite New York City's revamp of its gifted and talented program, it's a safe bet that wealthier kids - mostly white and Asian - will again dominate in this year's contest for entry, with poorer children of color increasingly excluded.  Published: 2/14/2009

Slashing NYC Schools Budget is Wrong -- and Illegal

Slashing NYC Schools Budget is Wrong -- and Illegal

Michael Rebell, Executive Director of the Campaign for Educational Equity, based at Teachers College, argues in the New York Daily News that the "plain facts are that reducing appropriations to New York City's schools below the actual amount spent this year would be unconstitutional."  Published: 12/19/2008

Fuhrman and Streim Call for University Public School Partnerships

Fuhrman and Streim Call for University Public School Partnerships

In a commentary piece in Education Week, TC President Susan Fuhrman and Associate Vice President Nancy Streim argue that "the moment is ripe for a new era of university-public school partnerships." Fuhrman and Streim believe that "the potential benefits for both sets of partners are huge," and that failure to realize those benefits "could in turn spell failure for the broader enterprise of American education."  Published: 11/13/2008

Study Surprisingly Finds 47% of Israeli-Jews Believe that the 1948 Palestinian Refugees were Expelled by Israel

Study Surprisingly Finds 47% of Israeli-Jews Believe that the 1948 Palestinian Refugees were Expelled by Israel

A TC doctoral student's new study reveals a more critical view of the 'Zionist narrative' of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Released: 4/6/2009

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Director of Media Relations
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Associate Director- Publications
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Senior Writer/Editor
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